SEXT


Meaning of SEXT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsekst ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English sexte, from Late Latin sexta, from Latin, sixth hour of the day, from feminine of sextus sixth, from sex six

Date: 15th century

: the fourth of the canonical hours

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