"sex-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sex- (“six”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sex-||six}} Latin sex- (“six”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} sex-, {{en-prefix}} sex-
  1. A form of sexa-, meaning six. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Six Synonyms: hex-, hexa- Derived forms: sextet, sexagenarian, sextuplet, sexdactyly, sextilis

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