sextuplet
Americannoun
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a group or combination of six things.
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one of six offspring born at one birth.
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sextuplets, six children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
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Music. a group of six notes of equal value performed in the same time normally taken to perform four.
noun
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one of six offspring born at one birth
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a group of six things
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music a group of six notes played in a time value of four
Etymology
Origin of sextuplet
Example Sentences
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She is seen in a photo below in 1969 with three of her sextuplet babies.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2018
Mr. Osomatsu, season 2 Mr. Osomatsu is about sextuplet brothers in their 20s, who live at home with their parents, and have no motivation to work or get educations.
From The Verge ● Oct. 2, 2017
After looking at your photograph of Pieter Poth's calves we still are very doubtful about how frequently sextuplet calves occur.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sextuplet differs from a pair of triplets in having but one accent.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
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