-tuple

adj combining form, n combining form

indicating a set of the number specified

Nearby words

-tropic,
-tropism,
-tropous,
-tropy,
-tude,
-ty,
-type,
-ule,
-ulent,
-ulous

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Word Origin and History for -tuple

-tuple

1863, word-forming element abstracted from quintuple, etc.