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sextuplicate

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkeɪt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The customer ordered a sextuplicate quantity.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Comprising six identical parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Benzene is a sextuplicate hydrocarbon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A series, set, collection, or group of six identical copies of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1945: United States Twelfth Army, Report of Operations: Final After Action Report, PAGE UNKNOWN If the official receipt is not available, the appropriate CA officer will prepare a similar receipt in sextuplicate.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To make six copies of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Sextuplicate this document for me, please.

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Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).