Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sextain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sex-tain
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.

Etymology

From Latin sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Compare Italian sestina. Doublet of sestina.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sextus

Inflected Forms

sextains (plural)

Questions

What does sextain mean?: A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.
Where does sextain come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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