sextuplet
/ˈsɛkstəplət/
noun
- One of six babies born at the same time to the same mother.
- The news report featured a family with sextuplets celebrating their first birthday.
- The hospital staff prepared for the arrival of the sextuplets months in advance.
- Raising sextuplets requires a lot of planning and help from family.
- A group of six things, especially six notes played in the time of four.
- The drummer played a fast sextuplet on the snare drum.
- In the sheet music, the sextuplet is marked with a small '6' above the notes.
- The pianist practiced the sextuplet passage until it sounded smooth.