half a dozen vs sextuplet

half a dozen

num
  • Six (6); often used approximatively. 

  • six 

sextuplet

noun
  • A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet. 

  • A group of six objects. 

  • A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note. 

  • One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth. 

  • A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes. 

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