"sexisyllabic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sexisyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Having six syllables; hexasyllabic. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Prosody, Six Synonyms: sexasyllabic

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