Hexa-

prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Six. morpheme

Etymology

From Latin hexa-, from Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-), from ἕξ (héx, “six”). By surface analysis, hex- + -a-. Piecewise doublet of sexa-.

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