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sextuplicate

[ noun adjective seks-too-pli-kit, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-; verb seks-too-pli-keyt, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li- ]

noun

  1. a group, series, or set of six identical copies:

    The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.



adjective

  1. having or consisting of six identical parts; sixfold.

verb (used with object)

, sex·tu·pli·cat·ed, sex·tu·pli·cat·ing.
  1. to make six copies of.
  2. to make six times as great.

sextuplicate

noun

  1. a group or set of six things, esp identical copies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. six times as many, much, or often
  2. maths raised to the sixth power
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to multiply or become multiplied by six
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sextuplicate1

1650–60; sextu(ple) + -plicate, as in duplicate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sextuplicate1

C20: from sextu ( ple + du ) plicate

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