sextern

[ sek-stern ]

/ ˈsɛk stərn /

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six gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

1880–85; <Medieval Latin sexternum, equivalent to Latin sexsix + -ternum, as in Vulgar Latin *quaternum (see quire¹)