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Topic: CHILDREN

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: sextuple 'six times' (17-21 centuries), from Late Latin sextuplex, from Latin sextus 'sixth'

sextuplet

 noun
     
sex‧tu‧plet [countable]
HBHSSC one of six people who are born at the same time and have the same mother
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