sextuplet

noun sex·tu·plet \seks-ˈtə-plət, -ˈtü-; -ˈtyü-; ˈseks-t(y)ə-\

: one of six babies born at the same time to the same mother

Full Definition of SEXTUPLET

: a combination of six of a kind

: one of six offspring born at one birth

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

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1852

Medical Dictionary

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

: any of six offspring born at one birth

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

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