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Meaning of "sext" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEXT

From Church Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEXT

sext  [sɛkst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEXT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sext is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEXT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sext

Sext, or Sixth Hour, is a fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the traditional Christian liturgies. It consists mainly of psalms and is said at noon. Its name comes from Latin and refers to the sixth hour of the day after dawn.

Definition of sext in the English dictionary

The definition of sext in the dictionary is the fourth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office or the prayers prescribed for it: originally the sixth hour of the day.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEXT


ciphertext
ˈsaɪfəˌtɛkst
context
ˈkɒntɛkst
Euronext
ˈjʊərəʊˌnɛkst
hypertext
ˈhaɪpəˌtɛkst
inflexed
ɪnˈflɛkst
intertext
ˈɪntəˌtɛkst
martext
ˈmɑːˌtɛkst
next
nɛkst
oversexed
ˌəʊvəˈsɛkst
perplexed
pəˈplɛkst
pretext
ˈpriːtɛkst
sexed
sɛkst
subtext
ˈsʌbˌtɛkst
teletext
ˈtɛlɪˌtɛkst
text
tɛkst
undersexed
ˌʌndəˈsɛkst
unsexed
ʌnˈsɛkst
Urtext
ˈuːrtɛkst
vexed
vɛkst
videotext
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌtɛkst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEXT

sexpot
sextain
sextan
Sextans
sextant
sextantal
Sextantis
sextarius
sextet
sextett
sextette
sextile
sextillion
sextillionth
sexto
sextodecimo
sextolet
sexton
sextoness
sextonship

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEXT

betwixt
church text
ext
fixt
greeked text
high-context
low-context
opaque context
plain text
sex-text
spintext
transfixt
transparent context

Synonyms and antonyms of sext in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sext» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEXT

Find out the translation of sext to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sext from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sext» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

SEXT
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sext
570 millions of speakers

English

sext
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sext
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكررا رابعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

секст
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sext
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sext
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sexte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sext
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sext
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セクト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sext
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sext
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sext
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sext
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Sext
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sext
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sesta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sext
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

секст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sext
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εξαπλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sekst
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sext
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sext
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sext

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEXT»

The term «sext» is very widely used and occupies the 5.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEXT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sext» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sext» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sext

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEXT»

Discover the use of sext in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sext and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sext Ed: Obscenity Versus Free Speech in Our Schools
to sext.23 In the Pew study, 4 percent of students between 12 and 17 years old reported sending sexually suggestive pictures or videos of themselves to others on their cell phones. While only 4 percent of 12-year-olds reported sending such  ...
Joseph Oluwole, Preston C. Green III, 2013
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The Historie and Life of King James the Sext
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com.
John Colville, 2009
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The historie and life of King James the Sext: being an ...
being an account of the affairs of Scotland, from 1566 - 1596 with a continuation to 1617. ayre of this yeir was perpetuallie nebulous and full of rayne, the cornis war universallie corruptit, sa that scant and dearth followit the nixt yeir, and great  ...
‎1825
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The History and Life of King James the Sext: Being an ...
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
John Colville, Thomas Thomson, 2010
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The Sentences of Sextus
9, * reappears independently as 116 T&v1 om. TT 64] TS D acornpiav otCrrfjs TT TTon8Ete<T6on TT diraAAayfj TT om. TT. 3 =Po. 12, • =Sext. 128, * =Sext. 92, 405. 4 Po. 15, Sext. 376 (cf. 3) fofiiv D. 5 K. T6v voOv TT irepl TOI>TCOV TT. 6 Sext.
Henry Chadwick, 2003
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The Historie and Life of King James the Sext; Being an ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Colville, 2012
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History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders
This gave rise to seven periods of prayer, reminders of the Passion: Matins, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. As the prescribed sequence of prayers, they were also called the canonical hours ("horae canonicae").
Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum, 1996
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Memoria technica: or, A new method of artificial memory [by ...
P~uU. decimali SEXTarius liquid — Sext=a,6ou/aA .... 1 '19518 SEXTarius dry — Sext=a,za/ei 1 -0148 CaB liquid— Cab=t,isd 3 •36257 CaB dry— Cab=e,kdp 2 - 84731 Log — Log— z,eif 0 -84065 The Memorial Lines. Pin-dr=i/',zi6e, ...
Richard Grey, Solomon Lowe, 1838
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Magni rotuli scaccarii Normanniæ sub regibus Angliæ
In defectu diñí porcarie qam tenebat AlvW Mancella -xij- so. 1 -vi- d. Et quiet9 est. jf Id r cp. de -xv so. de Pris recupatis p jureä ppe forestam. Et de -c- 1 -ij- so. de censis t?ra£ recupata£ p jurel in Baioc. Et de -ix- [so.] p -i- sext fruñiti de clauso de ...
Great Britain. Exchequer, Thomas Stapleton, 1840
10
Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae sub Regibus Angliae
In defectu dim porcarie qam tenebat AlvW Mancella -xij- so. 1 -vi- d. Et quiet9 est. jf Id r dp. de -xv so. de Pris reeupatis p jurea ppe forestam. Et de -c- 1 -ij- so. de censis Pra£ recupata£ p jure! in Baioc. Et de -ix- [so.] p -i- sext frumti de clauso de  ...
Thomas Stapleton, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEXT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sext is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sext ed: New class coming to LA schools this fall
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sext ed will be part of the curriculum for Los Angeles students this fall. The LA Unified School District will roll out a broad plan to educate ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Los Angeles students to get sext education under new curriculum …
LOS ANGELES – Sext ed will be part of the curriculum for Los Angeles students this fall. The LA Unified School District will roll out a broad plan to educate ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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See Couples Sexting For The First Time In This New BuzzFeed Video
In this awkward but funny video from BuzzFeed, three couples sext on camera with one another for the first time, including one gay couple. If anything, all three ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
4
Finally, you can sext with a bot
Now you can sext with a bot and try to arouse it. The prolific Mike Walker has developed Sext Machine, "an SMS-based game exploring the frailty of algorithms ... «Boing Boing, Mar 15»
5
30 text and sext acronyms decoded
We have created a complex language of acronyms as the internet encroaches increasingly into our lives, many of them designed to evade the spying of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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If you think 'my teen would never sext,' you might be mistaken
When she asked her students if they knew what a sext was, everyone in the class said they did, but what they didn't know was what the penalties for sending a ... «fox13now.com, Nov 14»
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Hanna Rosin On Why Kids Sext And What Parents Can Do About It
"Seeing a sext or a naked picture on a kids phone doesn't give you all the information you need to know," she says. "Sexting does not create sexual dynamics, ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
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'Why Kids Sext' Describes Nude Photos As 'Social Currency' Among …
... and communities, respond? And how do child pornography laws apply? Rosin's article, "Why Kids Sext," appears in the November issue of The Atlantic. «NPR, Oct 14»
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Study: Teens Who Sext Are More Likely to Be Sexually Active
Those who sexted had a 32 percent increased chance of having sex during the next year relative to kids who did not sext. "Prior to this, we knew sexting and ... «Yahoo Health, Oct 14»
10
iPhone vs. Android: Who sexts more?
iPhone users are twice as likely to sext as their Android counterparts, according to the latest research from activity monitoring company Retina-X Studios. «Fox News, Aug 14»

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