duple

[ doo-puhl, dyoo- ]

adjective

1. having two parts; double; twofold.
2. Music. having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure:

   duple meter.

duple

/ ˈdjuːpəl /

adjective

1. See double
   a less common word for double
2. music (of time or music) having two beats in a bar

Word History and Origins

Origin of duple¹

1535–45; < Latin duplus double

Word History and Origins

Origin of duple¹

C16: from Latin duplus twofold, double

Example Sentences

My e-comm startup relies 100% on SEO traffic, and three years ago we were delisted from Google because we didn’t understand about duple content.

From TechCrunch

The Pavan has been mentioned before, as the dance in Duple time which preceded the Galliard which was in a triple rhythm.

From Project Gutenberg

Duple time did not come into general use until the beginning of the fourteenth century.

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Duple (sometimes called even measure, or even time), in which there are two beats, the first one being accented.

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The principal compound measures are four-beat and six-beat, both being referred to as compound-duple measures.

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In rapid tempi this is always taken as compound duple measure, a dotted quarter note having a beat.

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