sextuple

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sextuple

/sɛkˈstʃuːpəl/ UK
/-ˈstju-/ UK
/ˈsɛkstʃʊpəl/ UK
/-stjʊpəl/ UK
/sɛksˈtʌpəl/ US
/-ˈtu-/ US
/sɛkˈstʌpəl/ US
/-ˈstu-/ US

Rhymes with -uːpəl, -ʌpəl, -ʊpəl

Where it comes from

Formed (in imitation of quadruple) from Latin sextus (“sixth”): compare French sextuple.

noun sextuples

a sixfold amount
A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.

adjective

not comparable Having six parts.
not comparable Being six times as great.
not comparable Having six beats to the bar.

Similar: sextuplex

verb sextuples · sextupling · sextupled

To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: sextuplex

Translations

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noun sixfold amount

Português	sêxtuplo

noun a team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season

Español	sextete
Deutsch	Sextuple

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"sextuple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sextuple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sextuple. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sextuple

Chicago

"sextuple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sextuple.

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@misc{sextuple_2026,
  title = {sextuple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sextuple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}