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This week’s words
apricate
ascesis
senary
arenicolous
pregustator

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PRONUNCIATION:

(SEN-uh-ree)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Relating to the number six.
2. Having sixth rank.
3. Having six parts or things.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin senarius (consisting of six). Ultimately from the Indo-European root s(w)eks (six), which also gave us semester, siesta, and Sistine (named after Pope Sixtus IV). Earliest documented use: 1661

USAGE:

“‘Your father married six wives. ... You talk of this scandal. How can it compare with your father’s senary adventure in matrimony?’”
Jean Plaidy; The Complete Tudors; Broadway Books; 2010.

See more usage examples of senary in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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