sextuplet

Meaning

1. A group of six objects.
2. One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
3. (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four.
4. (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four.
5. (proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four.

Synonyms

sestet

sextet

sextette

six

sixsome

VI

sixer

6

sise

half a dozen

Captain Hicks

hexad

Translations

sextuplé

six

6

sextuor

Etymology

From sextuple + -et.