sextuplet
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(sĕk-stŭp′lĭt, sĕk′stŭp′-)n.
1. One of six offspring born in a single birth.
2. A group or combination of six associated by common properties or behavior.
3. Music A group of six notes having the time value of four notes of the same kind.
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sextuplet
(ˈsɛkstjʊplɪt)n
1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) one of six offspring born at one birth
2. a group of six things
3. (Music, other) music a group of six notes played in a time value of four
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sex•tu•plet
(sɛksˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈsɛks tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-)n.
1. a group or combination of six things.
2. one of six offspring born at one birth.
3. sextuplets, six children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
4. Music. a group of six notes of equal value performed in the same time normally taken to perform four.
[1850–55]
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Noun 1. [画像:sextuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one]sextuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
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