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sextet
sextile
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sextuple
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sextuplet

sex·tup·let [ sek stúpplət, sek stplət, sék stùpplət ] (plural sex·tup·lets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. one of six offspring born together: one of six babies or young animals born in a single birth

2. group of six: a group of six things

3. music group of six notes: in music, a group of six notes played in a time normally given to four

[Mid-19th century. <sextuple, after triplet]
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