sext

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sext - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sext \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.
         [1913 Webster]

sext - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sext
      n 1: the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon