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sex-

a combining form, occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “six” (sexagenary); on this model used in the formation of compound words: sexpartite.
Also, sexi-.


Origin:
< L, comb. form of sex six
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pref.  Six: sexpartite.

[Latin, from sex, six; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots.]
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