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

Word History and Origins

Origin of senary¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of senary¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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