| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  s ks |
| NOUN: | 1. The cardinal number equal to 5 + 1. 2. The sixth in a set or sequence. 3. Something having six parts, units, or members, especially a motor vehicle having six cylinders. | | IDIOM: | at sixes and sevens In a state of confusion or disorder. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English. See s(w)eks in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | six —ADJECTIVEpron.
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