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sex-

sex- prefix: a form of sexa-, meaning six.

Prefix

sex-

  1. A form of sexa-, meaning six.
    Synonyms:
    hex-, hexa-

Synonyms of sex-

Origin of sex-

Borrowed from Latin sex- (“six”).

Words formed from sex-

Questions about sex-

What does sex- mean?
Sex- means a form of sexa-, meaning six.
What part of speech is sex-?
Sex- is a prefix.

Words near sex- in the dictionary

  1. sex worker
  2. sex workers
  3. sex working
  4. sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
  5. sex, lies and videotape
  6. sex-
  7. sex-appeal
  8. sex-change operation
  9. sex-change operations
  10. sex-haver
  11. sex-hormone-binding globulin

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