SEXTUPLET


Meaning of SEXTUPLET in English

[ 'sɛkstjʊplɪt , sɛks'tju:plɪt ]

■ noun

1》 each of six children born at one birth.

2》 Music a group of six notes to be performed in the time of four.

Origin

C19: from sextuple , on the pattern of words such as triplet .

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