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quintuple

[ kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uh l, kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo- ]
/ kwɪnˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu-, -ˈtʌp əl, ˈkwɪn tʊ pəl, -tyʊ- /
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adjective

fivefold; consisting of five parts.
five times as great or as much.
Music. having five beats to a measure.

noun

a number, amount, etc., five times as great as another.

verb (used with or without object), quin·tu·pled, quin·tu·pling.

to make or become five times as great.

RELATED WORDS

cinquefoil, pentangle, pentagram, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, pentamerous, quinary, quinate, quinquennial, quincunx, quintuplicate

Nearby words

quintet, quintic, quintile, quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinua, quinzane

Origin of quintuple

1560–70; < Middle French < New Latin or Medieval Latin quīntuplus, derivative of quīntus fifth (see quint1), on the model of duplus duple, quadruplus quadruple
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British Dictionary definitions for quintuple

quintuple

/ (ˈkwɪntjʊpəl, kwɪnˈtjuːpəl) /

verb

to multiply by five

adjective

five times as much or as many; fivefold
consisting of five parts

noun

a quantity or number five times as great as another

Word Origin for quintuple

C16: from French, from Latin quintus, on the model of quadruple
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