English Explanatory Dictionary

senary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of sixth rank or order.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or based on six.
noun
  1. The numeral system which uses six as the base.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːnəɹi/

Word forms

senary

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sextal seximal

Related words

nullary binary ternary quaternary quinary septenary octonary novenary denary undenary duodenary vigenary unary
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