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nonuple

American  
[non-yuh-puhl] / ˈnɒn yə pəl /

adjective

Music.
  1. having nine beats to the measure.

    a nonuple rhythm.


Etymology

Origin of nonuple

< New Latin nōnuplus, equivalent to Latin nōn ( us ) ninth + -uplus as in duplus duple

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Purists may demur but there is something life-affirming in a former world No 1 hitting three balls off the tee, losing two then playing the wrong one, en route to a nonuple bogey.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

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