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sextuplet

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sextuplet

Noun

∙ A group of six objects.
∙ One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
∙ A group of six notes played in the time of four. music
- ∙ A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes. music, proscribed
- ∙ A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet. music, proscribed
- ∙ A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note. music, proscribed

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