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sixain

sixain is the alternative form of sixaine.

Meaning of sixaine

Noun

sixaine (plural sixaines)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of sextain.
    • The lady seems to have made the first advances and Bin Abú Hájilah quotes a sixaine in which she amorously addresses her spouse.1888, Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
    Synonyms:
    sextain

Forms of sixain

pluralsixains

Questions about sixain

What is sixain the alternative form of?
Sixain is the alternative form of sixaine.

Words near sixain in the dictionary

  1. six-wheeler
  2. six-wheelers
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  4. six-yard box
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  10. sixangular
  11. sixareen

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