quintuple

[kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uh l, kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-]

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adjective

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.

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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Related Words for quintuple

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Historical Examples of quintuple

Of the Quintuple biliteral there are thirty-two combinations.
The Mystery of the Sea
Bram Stoker
The ratification of the quintuple treaty was felt to be out of the question.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1
Daniel Webster
This was well understood to be a blow aimed at the quintuple treaty.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1
Daniel Webster
The ratification of the quintuple treaty had long been abandoned.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1
Daniel Webster
Associated words: quinary, quintuple, quintuplicate, quincunx.
Putnam's Word Book
Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for quintuple

quintuple

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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Word Origin and History for quintuple

adj.

1560s, from French quintuple (15c.), from Late Latin quintuplex, from Latin quintus "fifth" (related to quinque "five;" see quinque-) on model of quadruple. Related: Quintuplicate.

1630s, from quintuple (adj.) or from French quintupler (v.). Related: Quintupled; quintupling.