Sex- - Definition

Sex- is a Latin numerical prefix meaning 6. The Greek equivalent is hexa-. Some words are:

• Sextet = 6 musicians
• Sexagenarian = 6 decades old
• Sextuplet = 6 children born at the same time to one mother
• Sexdactyly people have 6 fingers instead of the usual 5
• A sextant is a measuring instrument in the shape of 1/6 of a circle
• Sextilis, the sixth month of the early Roman calendar

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