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sextain

sextain noun: a stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.

Noun

sextain (plural sextains)

  1. A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.

sextain meaning in Tamil

sextain in Tamil

ஆறடிச் செய்யுள்

Forms of sextain

pluralsextains

Origin of sextain

From Latin sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Compare Italian sestina. Doublet of sestina.

Questions about sextain

What does sextain mean?
Sextain means a stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.
What is sextain in Tamil?
Sextain in Tamil is ஆறடிச் செய்யுள். See Sextain meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sextain?
Sextain is a noun.
What is the plural of sextain?
The plural of sextain is sextains.

Words near sextain in the dictionary

  1. sexsurfing
  2. sext
  3. sextacular
  4. sextagenarian
  5. sextagenarians
  6. sextain
  7. sextains
  8. sextal
  9. sextan
  10. sextans
  11. sextant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sextain (page history and authors); sextain (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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