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senary

/ˈsiːnəɹi/

Sounds like scenery · Rhymes with -iːnəɹi

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From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius.

adjective

not comparable Of sixth rank or order. In particular, one can construct mixed binary/ternary codes via senary codes by applying the Chinese Gray map (see Example 1).
not comparable Of, pertaining to, or based on six. The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.
Similar: sextal

noun

uncountable The numeral system which uses six as the base.
Similar: seximal

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adj of sixth rank or order

Français	sénaire
Русский	шестеричный šesteričnyj

noun numeral system which uses six as the base

한국어	육진법 yukjinbeop
日本語	六進法 rokusimpō
Português	sistema senario
Français	système sénaire
Deutsch	Sechsersystem

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@misc{senary_2026,
  title = {senary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/senary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}