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Definition of "sextuple" []
- To multiply or be multiplied by six. (verb-transitive)
- Consisting of six parts or members. (adjective)
- Six times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. (adjective)
- Music Having six beats to the measure. (adjective)
- A sixfold amount or number. (noun)
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Use "sextuple" in a sentence
- "Prior to 2008/2009 season, the sextuple was a concept that existed only on"
- "In the emergency room at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., doctors determined he needed an immediate, nine-hour sextuple coronary bypass surgery to install artery-opening stents."
- "Our incidents were all double or sextuple attended in body armour."