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hex verb [ hɛks ]

• cast a spell on; bewitch.
• "he hexed her with his fingers"

hex noun

• a magic spell; a curse.
• "a death hex"
Origin: mid 19th century (as a verb): from Pennsylvanian German hexe (verb), Hex (noun), from German hexen (verb), Hexe (noun).

hex adjective

• short for hexadecimal.

hexa- combining form

• six; having six.
Origin: from Greek hex ‘six’.


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