SEXTUPLICATE


Meaning of SEXTUPLICATE in English

I. (ˈ)sek|st(y)üplə̇kə̇t, -ləˌkāt adjective

Etymology: blend of sextuple (I) and -plicate (as in duplicate )

1. : repeated six times : sixfold

2. : sixth

file the sextuplicate copy

II. noun

( -s )

1. : a sixth thing like five others of the same kind

2. : six copies all alike — used with in

typed in sextuplicate

III. -ləˌkāt transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to multiply by six : sextuple : reproduce five times ; specifically : to make at one time an original and five carbon copies

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