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sextuplet

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sex·tup·let  (sk-stplt, -stplt, -sty-, skstplt)
n.
1. One of six offspring born in a single birth.
2. A group or combination of six associated by common properties or behavior.
3. Music A group of six notes having the time value of four notes of the same kind.

[From sextuple (modeled on triplet).]

sextuplet [ˈsɛkstjʊplɪt]
n
1. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) one of six offspring born at one birth
2. a group of six things
3. (Music, other) Music a group of six notes played in a time value of four
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sextuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and onesextuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
Translations
sextuplet [ˈsekstjʊplɪt] Nsextillizo/a m/f
sextuplet
n (= baby)Sechsling m; (Mus) → Sextole f
sextuplet [sɛksˈtjuːplɪt] n
a.uno/a di sei gemelli
b. (Mus) → sestina


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Byline: COLM DONNELLY THERE was no hearse for little Kerrie Mae Conway yesterday as the tragic sextuplet was carried to her funeral by her grieving father.
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