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sextuplet

Syllabification: (sex·tu·plet)
Pronunciation: /sekˈstəplit, -ˈst(y)o͞oplət/

Definition of sextuplet

noun

  • 1each of six children born at one birth.
  • 2 Music a group of six notes to be performed in the time of four.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from sextuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet

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