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senary

Definition of senary

adjective

rare
  • relating to or based on the number six: in the binary scale only two characters are wanted, namely 1 and 0; in the senary, six; in the decimal, ten

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin senarius 'containing six', based on sex 'six'

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