sextuplet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From sextuple + -et.
Meanings
- A group of six objects.
- One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
- (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four. ▸ A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
- (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four. ▸ A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
- (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four. ▸ A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sextuplets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
twin (one of six born together)
Relateds
couple · centuplet · eightfold · twofold · tredecuplet · one of a hundred · heptad · quintuple · one of two · duodecuplet · septet · triplet · one of eight · solo · one of nine · trio · dyad · sevensome · twelvesome · sevenfold · centuple · one of four · ennead · triad · thirteensome · one of twelve · one of three · foursome · ninefold · nonet · multiplet · tenfold · eightsome · twelvefold · quadruple · septuple · nonuple · sextuplet · pentuple · singleton · elevenfold · quintuplet · tensome · twosome · hundredsome · twin · sixsome · singlet · one of seven · hextuplet · quintet · pentuplet · monad · elevensome · sextet · one of many · duo · troika · thirteenfold · septuplet · heptuplet · octuplet · threefold · one of six · hextuple · one of ten · double · undecuplet · single · loner · one of thirteen · ninesome · hendecuplet · fivefold · octet · octad · one of eleven · only one · quartet · decad · decet · decuplet · pair · quadruplet · sixfold · doublet · one of five · octuple · a hundredfold · fourfold · duodecuple · tredecuple · sextuple · triple · decuple · heptuple · undecuple · fivesome · multiple · nonuplet · threesome · tetrad · hexad · pentad · hendecuple
Synonyms
sextolet (six notes played in the time of four)
Translations (11)
yo ìbẹ́fà (one of six born together) · tr altız (one of six born together) · mi māhanga ono (one of six born together) · nl zesling (one of six born together) · de Sechsling (one of six born together) · nb seksling (one of six born together) · da seksling (one of six born together) · ja 六つ子 (one of six born together) · fi kuutonen (one of six born together) · nn seksling (one of six born together) · fr sextuplé (one of six born together)