Speakur

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sextuplet

/sˌɛkstˈʌplɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sex-tu-plet
IPA
/sˌɛkstˈʌplɛt/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of six objects.

noun

One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.

noun

A group of six notes played in the time of four.

noun

A group of six notes played in the time of four.

noun

A group of six notes played in the time of four.

Etymology

From sextuple + -et.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sextuplets (plural)

Phrases

only one one of two one of three one of four one of five one of six one of seven one of eight

Frequently Paired Words

single solo double twofold triple threefold quadruple fourfold

Synonyms

sextolet six 6 vi sixer sise captain hicks half a dozen sextet sestet hexad

Questions

How do you pronounce sextuplet?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˌɛkstˈʌplɛt/.
What does sextuplet mean?
A group of six objects.
Where does sextuplet come from?
From sextuple + -et.

How to pronounce sextuplet

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