"hexalogy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɛkˈsæləd͡ʒi/ Forms: hexalogies [plural]
enPR: hĕk-săʹlə-jē Etymology: Coined based on Ancient Greek, from hexa- + -logy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hexa|logy}} hexa- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun}} hexalogy (plural hexalogies)
  1. A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works, commonly found in literature, film, or video games. Categories (topical): Art, Six Related terms: dilogy, trilogy, tetralogy, pentalogy, heptalogy, octalogy, ennealogy, decalogy, polylogy (2+) Translations (set of six works): heksalogia (Finnish), hexaloxía [feminine] (Galician), hexalogia [feminine] (Portuguese), hexalogía [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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