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sixte

/ˈsɪkst/

sixte noun: the sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

Noun

sixte (uncountable)

  1. The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

sixte meaning in Tamil

sixte in Tamil

வாட்போரில், வலக்கை வலப்புறவாட்டத் தடுப்புநிலை

Origin of sixte

Borrowed from French sixte, from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).

Words that rhyme with sixte

Questions about sixte

What does sixte mean?
Sixte means the sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.
What is sixte in Tamil?
Sixte in Tamil is வாட்போரில், வலக்கை வலப்புறவாட்டத் தடுப்புநிலை. See Sixte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sixte?
Sixte is a noun.
How do you pronounce sixte?
Sixte is pronounced /ˈsɪkst/.

Words near sixte in the dictionary

  1. sixshooters
  2. Sixsmith
  3. sixsome
  4. sixsomes
  5. sixt
  6. sixte
  7. sixteen
  8. sixteen hundred
  9. sixteen penny nail
  10. sixteen penny nails
  11. sixteen-penny nail

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sixte (page history and authors); sixte (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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