Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senary

/ˈsiːnəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: senary
IPA: /ˈsiːnəɹi/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of sixth rank or order.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or based on six.

noun

The numeral system which uses six as the base.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In particular, one can construct mixed binary/ternary codes via senary codes by applying the Chinese Gray map (see Example 1)."
"The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths."

Etymology

From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sēnārius

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

nullary unary binary ternary quaternary quinary septenary octonary

Synonyms

sextal seximal

Homonyms

scenery

Rhymes With

machinery scenery centenary plenary greenery

Questions

How do you pronounce senary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːnəɹi/.
What does senary mean?: Of sixth rank or order.
Where does senary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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