sextuplet

[ seks-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, seks-too-plit, -tyoo- ]

noun

1. a group or combination of six things.
2. one of six offspring born at one birth.
3. sextuplets, six children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
4. Music. a group of six notes of equal value performed in the same time normally taken to perform four.

sextuplet

/ ˈsɛkstjʊplɪt /

noun

1. one of six offspring born at one birth
2. a group of six things
3. music a group of six notes played in a time value of four

Word History and Origins

Origin of sextuplet¹

1850–55; sextuple + -et; triplet

Example Sentences

Sextuplet—a group of six notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to four of the same value.

From Project Gutenberg

The sextuplet differs from a pair of triplets in having but one accent.

From Project Gutenberg