noun

• A group of six objects.
• One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
• (music) A group of six notes played in the time of four.
• (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
• (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
• (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.