SIXTE

Meaning of SIXTE in English

[ sɪkst ]

■ noun Fencing the sixth of the eight parrying positions.

Origin

C19: Fr., from L. sextus 'sixth'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SIXTE — ˈsikst noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, sixth, from Latin sextus; from its being the sixth parrying position — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIXTE — /sikst/ , n. Fencing. the sixth of eight defensive positions. [ 1880-85; sextus SIXTH ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIXTE — sixte BrE AmE sɪkst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIXTE — n. Fencing the sixth of the eight parrying positions. [F f. L sextus sixth]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIXTE — n. Fencing the sixth of the eight parrying positions. [ F f. L sextus sixth ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIXTE — n. Fencing the sixth of the eight parrying positions. Etymology: F f. L sextus sixth
Oxford English vocab
TIERCE — I. variant of terce II. ˈti(ə)rs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English terce, tierce, from Middle French, from feminine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIXTH — I. ˈsiks(t)th, -kst adjective Etymology: Middle English sixte, sexte, from Old English sixta, siexta (akin to Old High German sehto, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIXTH — — sixthly , adv. /siksth/ , adj. 1. next after the fifth; being the ordinal number for six. 2. being …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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