sextuple

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Sextuple star θ in the Nebula of Orion 74 21.

From Astronomy for Amateurs by Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice)

At an early age he published "The Sextuple Alliance," a series of poems on the subject of Napoleon Bonaparte, which afforded considerable promise, and received the commendation of Sir Walter Scott.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

Sextuple, in which there are six beats, the first and fourth being accented, the others not.

From Music Notation and Terminology by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

Sextuple Counterpoint may be found in Bach’s great double chorus, Nun ist das Heil, and in the finale of his concerto for three claviers in C, and probably in other places.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various