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sextuple

sex·tu·ple [ sek stp'l, sek stúpp'l, sék stùpp'l ]


noun  (plural sex·tu·ples)
Definition:
 
number six times another: a number or quantity that is six times another number or quantity



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. being six times another: relating to or being a number or quantity that is six times greater than another number or quantity

2. consisting of six parts: made up of six parts or members

3. music having six beats to bar: describes a time or rhythm in which there are six beats to the bar



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle sex·tu·pled, present participle sex·tu·pling, 3rd person present singular sex·tu·ples)
Definition:
 
multiply by six: to multiply something by six, or be multiplied by six

[Early 17th century. < medieval Latin sextuplus< Latin sex "six"]
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