senary

[ sen-uh-ree ]

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adjective

of or relating to the number six.

Origin of senary

1655–65; <Latin sēnārius, equivalent to sēn(ī) six each (derivative of sexsix) + -ārius-ary

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How to use senary in a sentence

Treating the absurd with sum series-ness, he regains his expansion, permuting his functions to accord with the senary.
The Nurserymatograph | A Lawyer
senary, sen′ar-i, adj. containing six: of or belonging to six.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
The language of the Sundas,209 or mountaineers of Java, contains traces of senary counting.
The Number Concept | Levi Leonard Conant
But no one has, because of this likeness, ever suggested that these tribes ever counted by the senary method.
The Number Concept | Levi Leonard Conant
In this he is not original: his fame must rest on his senary tripod.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II) | Augustus de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for senary

senary

/ (ˈsiːnərɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to the number six; having six parts or units

Origin of senary

C17: from Latin sēnārius, from sēnī six each, from sex six

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