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sextuplicate

Pronunciation: /sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/

The English word “sextuplicate” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).
  2. Comprising six identical parts.

noun

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

verb

  1. To make six copies of.

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”)).

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