sex partite

sex·par·tite

[seks-pahr-tahyt]
adjective
1.
divided into or consisting of six parts.
2.
Architecture. (of a vault) divided into six compartments by two ogives and three transverse arches, one of which crosses the ogives at the point at which they cross each other.

Origin:
1750–60; sex- + partite

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sexpartite (sɛksˈpɑːtaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (esp of vaults, arches, etc) divided into or composed of six parts
2.  maintained by or involving six participants or groups of participants

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