sextuplicate

/sɛksˈtjuːplɪkət/

Etymology

From Latin sextuplicātus, past participle form of sextuplicāre (“to sextuple”), from sextuplus (“sixfold”), from sextus (“sixth”) (from sex (“six”)) + -plus (“-fold”) (from plicare (“to fold”)).

adj

  1. Six times the number, volume, length, etc. (of something else).“The customer ordered a sextuplicate quantity.”
  2. Comprising six identical parts.“Benzene is a sextuplicate hydrocarbon.”

noun

  1. A series, set, collection, or group of six identical copies of something.“1945: United States Twelfth Army, Report of Operations: Final After Action Report, PAGE UNKNOWN If the official receipt is not available, the appropriate CA officer will prepare a similar receipt in sextuplicate.”

verb

  1. To make six copies of.“Sextuplicate this document for me, please.”