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sextuplets

sextuplets is the plural of sextuplet.

Meaning of sextuplet

Noun

sextuplet (plural sextuplets)

  1. A group of six objects.
  2. One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
  3. (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
  4. (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
  5. (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.

Questions about sextuplets

What is sextuplets the plural of?
Sextuplets is the plural of sextuplet.

Words near sextuplets in the dictionary

  1. sextuors
  2. sextuple
  3. sextupled
  4. sextuples
  5. sextuplet
  6. sextuplets
  7. sextuplex
  8. sextuplicate
  9. sextuplicated
  10. sextuplicates
  11. sextuplicating

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