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sextuplicate

/sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sex-tu-pli-cate
IPA
/sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).

adj

Comprising six identical parts.

noun

A series, set, collection, or group of six identical copies of something.

verb

To make six copies of.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sextuplicates (plural) sextuplicates (present, singular) sextuplicating (participle, present) sextuplicated (participle, past) sextuplicated (past)

Derived Forms

sextuplicately sextuplication

Frequently Paired Words

duplicate octuplicate quadruplicate quintuplicate septuplicate triplicate

Questions

How do you pronounce sextuplicate?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/.
What does sextuplicate mean?
Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).
Where does sextuplicate come from?
From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).

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