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单词 sext
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sext

1
[ sekst ]
/ sɛkst /

noun Ecclesiastical.

the fourth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the sixth hour of the day taken as noon.

Origin of sext

1
1375–1425; late Middle English sexte, syxt<Medieval Latin sexta (hōra) sixth (hour)

Words nearby sext

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Definition for sext (2 of 2)

sext2
[ sekst ]
/ sɛkst /
Digital Technology.

verb (used with or without object)

to send someone a sexually explicit digital image, video, text message, or email, typically a photo of oneself, usually by cell phone.

noun

a sexually explicit digital image, text message, etc., sent to someone usually by cell phone.

Origin of sext

2
2005–10; blend of sex1 + text

OTHER WORDS FROM sext

sext·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for sext (1 of 2)

sext1
/ (sɛkst) /

noun

mainly RC Church the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day (noon)

Word Origin for sext

C15: from Church Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour

British Dictionary definitions for sext (2 of 2)

Sext
/ (sɛkst) /

noun

RC Church an official compilation of decretals issued by Boniface VIII in 1298 to supplement the five books of the Liber Extra. It forms part of the Corpus Juris CanoniciIn full: Liber Sextus
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