This flashcard defines "senary" as an adjective related to the number six, having sixth rank, or having six parts.
This flashcard defines "senary" as an adjective related to the number six, having sixth rank, or having six parts.
| Back | senary /SEN-uh-ree/ |
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| Front | adjective 1. Relating to the number six. 2. Having sixth rank. 3. Having six parts or things. [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] “‘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. |
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