n.
Pronunciation: seks- ' t ə -pl ə t, - ' tü-; - ' tyü-; ' seks-t(y) ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1852
1 : a combination of six of a kind
2 : one of six offspring born at one birth
3 : a group of six equal musical notes performed in the time ordinarily given to four of the same value