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View synonyms for senary

senary

[ sen-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the number six.


senary

/ ˈsiːnərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the number six; having six parts or units
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of senary1

1655–65; < Latin sēnārius, equivalent to sēn ( ī ) six each (derivative of sex six ) + -ārius -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of senary1

C17: from Latin sēnārius, from sēnī six each, from sex six
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Example Sentences

Treating the absurd with sum series-ness, he regains his expansion, permuting his functions to accord with the senary.

Senary, sen′ar-i, adj. containing six: of or belonging to six.

The language of the Sundas,209 or mountaineers of Java, contains traces of senary counting.

But no one has, because of this likeness, ever suggested that these tribes ever counted by the senary method.

In this he is not original: his fame must rest on his senary tripod.

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