sext

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Byrd said many teenagers don't realize that as soon as they press send on a sext, they lose control over the picture.

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  1. noun Ecclesiastical The fourth of the seven canonical hours.
  2. noun Ecclesiastical The time of day set aside for this service, usually the sixth hour, or noon.

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  • At ten she recited tierce, sext, and none; and then, prostrate at the foot of her crucifix, she examined her conscience, and imposed on herself penances in proportion to the number and grievousness of her faults. —  The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others
  • Of teens who sext, 80\% are under 18, the survey found.
  • He is beautiful, sext, smart, mature (unlike Jacob), protective and is very loving! —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • That was his first, but not his last, sext message. —  chron.com Chronicle
  • Simonian know the story of an 18-year-old Ohio teen who sent a revealing sext to her boyfriend last year. —  chron.com Chronicle
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  1. Middle English sexte, from Late Latin sexta, from Latin sexta (hōra), sixth (hour), feminine of sextus, sixth; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots.
 

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