[sex.tu.ple] adj [prob. fr. ML sextuplus, fr. L sextus sixth + -plus multiplied by; akin to L -plex -plex--more at -fold] (1626) 1: having six units or members
2: being six times as great or as many
3: marked by six beats per measure of music "~ time" -- sextuple n
[2]sextuple vb sex.tu.pled ; sex.tu.pling vt (1632): to make six times as much or as many ~ vi: to become six times as much or as numerous