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sextuply
sex·tu·ple S0303200 (sĕk-sto͞o′pəl, -styo͞o′-, -stŭp′əl, sĕk′stŭp′əl)tr. & intr.v. sex·tu·pled, sex·tu·pling, sex·tu·ples To multiply or be multiplied by six.adj.1. Consisting of six parts or members.2. Six times as much in size, strength, number, or amount.3. Music Having six beats to the measure.n. A sixfold amount or number. [Medieval Latin sextuplus, sixfold : Latin sextus, sixth; see sextile + -plus, -fold; see pel- in Indo-European roots.] sex·tu′ply adv.sextuply vb (intr) , -plies, -plying or -pliedto offer a rejoinder adv in a sixfold manner EncyclopediaSeesextuple |