hexa-
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hexa-
(word root) sixExamples of words with the root hexa-: hexagram
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hexa-
or hex-pref.
1. Six: hexagram.
2. Containing six atoms, molecules, or groups: hexose.
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hexa-
or before a vowelhex-
combining form
six: hexachord; hexameter.
[from Greek, from hex six]
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hexa-
a combining form meaning “six”: hexagon.
Also, esp. before a vowel,hex-.[< Greek héx six]
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