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sixaine

sixaine noun: synonym of sextain.

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

Synonyms of sixaine

Forms of sixaine

pluralsixaines
alternative formsixain

Origin of sixaine

French sixaine.

Questions about sixaine

What does sixaine mean?
Sixaine means synonym of sextain.
What part of speech is sixaine?
Sixaine is a noun.
What is the plural of sixaine?
The plural of sixaine is sixaines.

Words near sixaine in the dictionary

  1. six-wheelers
  2. six-yard area
  3. six-yard box
  4. six-yard boxes
  5. sixain
  6. sixaine
  7. sixaines
  8. sixains
  9. sixangular
  10. sixareen
  11. sixareens

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