sextole

noun

sex·​tole

ˈsekˌstōl

variants or sextolet

-kstəˌlet

plural -s

: sextuplet

Word History

Etymology

sextole from German, from Latin sextus sixth + German -ole (as in quintole); sextolet from sextole + -et

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