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sextate.

Reduce by one sixth.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsɛksteɪt/Received-Pronunciation, UK
  1. Reduce by one sixth.

    rare
  2. Reduce to one sixth.

    rare
Where this word comes from

Latin sextus (“sixth”) + English -ate; compare quintate, septimate, and decimate

adj/ˈsɛksteɪt/Received-Pronunciation, UK
  1. sixfold; In groups of six.

    not-comparable · rare
  2. sixfold degenerate

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

Latin sextus (“sixth”) + English -ate; compare quintate, septimate, and decimate

noun/ˈsɛksteɪt/Received-Pronunciation, UK
  1. A group of six peaks or lines

    rare
Where this word comes from

Latin sextus (“sixth”) + English -ate; compare quintate, septimate, and decimate

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