senary
шестеричный
sénaire
Of sixth rank or orderOf sixth rank or order.
/ˈsiːnəɹi/
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
of sixth rank or order:
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of sixth rank or order.
шестеричныйšesteričnyj
(not comparable)Of, pertaining to, or based on six.
The senary fraction 0.2 is one-third, i.e. two-sixths.
Origin
From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”)From the Latin sēnārius (“consisting of six each”), from sēnī (“six each, six at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of senarius.
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