sextuplex

adjective

sex·​tu·​plex

ˈsekstəˌpleks

1

: sixfold

2

: of, relating to, or consisting of a system of telegraphy in which six messages with three going each way can be sent simultaneously over one wire

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, blend of Medieval Latin sextuplus sextuple and Latin -plex (as in duplex)

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