sextuplet

noun

sex·tu·plet seks-ˈtə-plət -ˈtü-

-ˈtyü-;

ˈsek-st(y)ə-

: a combination of six of a kind

: one of six offspring produced in the same pregnancy

: a group of six equal musical notes performed in the time ordinarily given to four of the same value

Examples of sextuplet in a Sentence

She gave birth to sextuplets.

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The couple had gotten pregnant twice through fertility treatments, once with a pair of twins born in 2000 and four years later with sextuplets. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 The show documented the Gosselin family, which included sextuplets and twins. — William Earl, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 The sextuplets had just turned 5 when their parents divorced, and their older twin siblings were 9. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 The piano part gurgles like the waters with a rippling right-hand figure in sextuplets. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sextuplet

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sextuplet was in 1852

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sextuple

sextuplet

sextuplex

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sextuplet

noun

sex·tu·plet sek-ˈstəp-lət -ˈst(y)üp-

ˈsek-st(y)əp-

: a combination of six of a kind

: one of six offspring born at one birth

Medical Definition

sextuplet

noun

sex·tu·plet sek-ˈstəp-lət -ˈst(y)üp-; ˈsek-st(y)əp-

: any of six offspring born at one birth

sextuplets plural : a group of six offspring born at one birth

sextuplet

noun

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