Dictionary

sextuplicate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).
   • The customer ordered a sextuplicate quantity.
2. (not-comparable) Comprising six identical parts.
   • Benzene is a sextuplicate hydrocarbon.

sextuplicate en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).

Meanings

1. A series, set, collection, or group of six identical copies of something.
   • …signed (in quadruplicate for the Financial Office, quintuplicate for the Registrar, and, inexplicably, sextuplicate for the Health Department). 1985, Erich Segal, The Class, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 28:
   • 1945: United States Twelfth Army, Report of Operations: Final After Action Report, PAGE UNKNOWN If the official receipt is not available, the appropriate CA officer will prepare a similar receipt in sextuplicate.

Forms

sextuplicate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make six copies of.
   • Sextuplicate this document for me, please.

Forms

Deriveds

sextuplication · sextuplicately

Relateds

quintuplicate · quadruplicate · triplicate · duplicate · septuplicate · octuplicate