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Sextuplet

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A group of six objects.
  2. 2
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one wordnet
  3. 3
    One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
  4. 4
    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
  5. 5
    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
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  1. 6
    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. proscribed

Etymology

From sextuple + -et.

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