Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sixtine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: six-tine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of Sistine.

Example Sentences

"The ceremonies of Holy Week at Rome, have been much spoken of. Foreigners come thither expressly, during Lent, to enjoy this spectacle; and as the music of the Sixtine Chapel, and the illumination of St. Peter, are beauties unique in themselves, it is natural that they should excite a lively curiosity; […]"
"And yet this very ancient Latin version gives us this various reading, in its very earliest editions, long before the appearance of the Sixtine and Clementine editions, with their Papal sanctions."
"The Sixtine edition (Rome, 1587) was an officially sponsored edition commissioned by Pope Sixtus V."

Etymology

From New Latin sixtīnus.

Word Breakdown

Root: sixtīnus

Homonyms

sixteen

Questions

What does sixtine mean?: Alternative form of Sistine.
Where does sixtine come from?: From New Latin sixtīnus.

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