/ Dictionary / Index S sextain: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sex•tain Pronunciation: (sek'stān), [key] — n. Pros. a stanza of six lines. sestina. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. sext sextan Related Content Daily Word Quiz: verdant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language