"sext" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛkst/ Forms: sexts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkst Etymology: From Latin sexta (“sixth; sixth hour”). Doublet of siesta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sexta||sixth; sixth hour}} Latin sexta (“sixth; sixth hour”), {{doublet|en|siesta}} Doublet of siesta Head templates: {{en-noun}} sext (plural sexts)
  1. (historical) Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Pornography, Sex, Texting, Times of day Synonyms: midday, noontide, midday Translations (midday Christian service): sexta [feminine] (Catalan), sexta [feminine] (Latin), middægsang (Old English)
    Sense id: en-sext-en-noun-YYsvw524 Disambiguation of Pornography: 27 9 9 10 19 26 Disambiguation of Sex: 25 9 9 10 19 29 Disambiguation of Texting: 31 6 6 6 30 20 Disambiguation of Times of day: 38 8 10 10 24 9 Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 49 27 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 33 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 51 27 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 26 24 9 Disambiguation of 'midday Christian service': 78 15 5 3
  2. (Roman Catholicism) The service appointed for this hour. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism Hypernyms (service): liturgy of the hours, little hour
    Sense id: en-sext-en-noun-PT68V~1g Categories (other): Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 33 20 9 Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism Disambiguation of 'service': 0 100 0 0
  3. (music) A sixth: an interval of six diatonic degrees. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-sext-en-noun-OohzP8Et Categories (other): Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 38 33 20 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (music, obsolete) An organ stop of two ranks of pipes an interval of a sixth apart. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Music, Pornography Hypernyms (both): hour, canonical hour
    Sense id: en-sext-en-noun-vyQYX3Su Disambiguation of Pornography: 27 9 9 10 19 26 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'both': 18 0 22 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɛkst/ Forms: sexts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkst Etymology: Blend of sex + text. As a verb, a back-formation from earlier sexting, formed from the noun. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|sex|text}} Blend of sex + text, {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation Head templates: {{en-noun}} sext (plural sexts)
  1. An electronic message, especially one sent by cell phone, involving sexual language or images. Categories (topical): Pornography, Sex, Texting
    Sense id: en-sext-en-noun-1SRGa-iT Disambiguation of Pornography: 27 9 9 10 19 26 Disambiguation of Sex: 25 9 9 10 19 29 Disambiguation of Texting: 31 6 6 6 30 20 Categories (other): English back-formations, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 21 11 11 4 38 15 Disambiguation of English blends: 16 10 9 9 33 23 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 11 11 5 36 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 21 16 4 28 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 3 18 9 7 3 23 10 8 8 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 18 9 7 2 25 11 10 10 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 13 14 7 30 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 14 12 4 33 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /sɛkst/ Forms: sexts [present, singular, third-person], sexting [participle, present], sexted [participle, past], sexted [past]
Rhymes: -ɛkst Etymology: Blend of sex + text. As a verb, a back-formation from earlier sexting, formed from the noun. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|sex|text}} Blend of sex + text, {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation Head templates: {{en-verb}} sext (third-person singular simple present sexts, present participle sexting, simple past and past participle sexted)
  1. (intransitive and transitive) To send a sext. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Pornography, Sex, Texting Synonyms: sex-text Derived forms: sexter, sextual, sextually Translations (to send a sext): sexter (French), sextear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sext-en-verb-6yWkZfOs Disambiguation of Pornography: 27 9 9 10 19 26 Disambiguation of Sex: 25 9 9 10 19 29 Disambiguation of Texting: 31 6 6 6 30 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "[…] trying to get into the swing of things by texting my husband (I was a little tipsy, I will admit): \"How do you sext someone?\" hoping to engage in the latest trend. All I got was, \"What!\" in reply.",
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          "text": "The next day, Greg sexted me a few pictures of his package.",
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        "(Roman Catholicism) The service appointed for this hour."
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        "(music, obsolete) An organ stop of two ranks of pipes an interval of a sixth apart."
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      "homophone": "sexed"
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      "sense": "midday Christian service",
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        "feminine"
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          "ref": "2001 November 22, Baltimore Sun, page 37:",
          "text": "Embarrassed by a ‘Sext’ Message",
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        "An electronic message, especially one sent by cell phone, involving sexual language or images."
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      "ipa": "/sɛkst/"
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      "word": "sexter"
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      "word": "sextual"
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      "word": "sextually"
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        {
          "ref": "2007 October 19, Cameron Millar, \"Text Mad Brits Top League for Saucy Messages\" in the Daily Star, p. 21 (caption)",
          "text": "Rebecca Loos claimed she was 'sexted' by Beckham"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 March 1, Wendyl Nissen, “Sexts Suk... Go 4 a Real D8”, in New Zealand Herald, page 35:",
          "text": "[…] trying to get into the swing of things by texting my husband (I was a little tipsy, I will admit): \"How do you sext someone?\" hoping to engage in the latest trend. All I got was, \"What!\" in reply.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 October 16, Victoria Gehman, “Sex Suspended, Celibacy Supreme”, in Albany Student Press:",
          "text": "The next day, Greg sexted me a few pictures of his package.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Olukemi Lawani, First Steps to Flight, page 3:",
          "text": "We would talk on the phone for hours and then text and sext the rest of the day.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, “Billions”, performed by Caroline Polachek:",
          "text": "Sexting sonnets / Under the tables",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To send a sext."
      ],
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          "sext",
          "#Etymology 2"
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        "(intransitive and transitive) To send a sext."
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    {
      "word": "sex-text"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to send a sext",
      "word": "sexter"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to send a sext",
      "word": "sextear"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sext"
}

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