sexta

sexta [sex'-tah]
noun
1. One of the hours into which the Hebrews, and Romans divided the artificial day, and including three of the hours now used. (f)
2. A sequence of six cards at the game of piquet. (f)
3. Sixth, one of the minor canonical hours after tierce. (f)
adjective
1. Sixth, the ordinal number of six.
noun
2. Book containing canonical decrees. (m)

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