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Meaning of SEXT

Pronunciation:  sekst

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
 
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 See Also: canonical hour

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sext\, n. [L. sexta, fem. of sextus sixtt, fr. sex six:
cf. F. sexte.] (R.C.Ch.)
(a) The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of
    the Breviary.
(b) The sixth book of the decretals, added by Pope Boniface
    VIII.
 
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