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sexenary

[ sek-suh-ner-ee ]
/ ˈsɛk səˌnɛr i /
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adjective
senary.
sextuple (def. 1).
(of a numerical system) with a base of six.
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Origin of sexenary

1805–15; irregular <Latin sexsix + -enary, as in septenary

Words nearby sexenary

sexdecillion, sex determination, sexduction, sexed, sexed-up, sexenary, sexennial, sexercise, sex factor, sexfoil, sex gland
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