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sexenary

American  
[sek-suh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛk səˌnɛr i /

adjective

  1. senary.

  2. sextuple.

  3. (of a numerical system) with a base of six.

Etymology

Origin of sexenary

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

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