About The Word Sextile
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Sextile
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What's The Definition Of Sextile?Synonyms | Synonyms for Sextile: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sextile: See Also | Sextile In Webster's Dictionary \Sex"tile\, a. [F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from
sex six. See {Six}.] (Astrol.)
Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance
of sixty degrees. --Glanvill.
\Sex"tile\, n. [Cf. F. aspect sextil.] (Astrol.) The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: ********. --Hutton. |
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