sextuplicate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).
  2. Comprising six identical parts.
noun
  1. A series, set, collection, or group of six identical copies of something.
verb
  1. To make six copies of.

Pronunciation

/sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/ /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkeɪt/

Word forms

sextuplicate sextuplicates sextuplicating sextuplicated

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”)).

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