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quintuple
[ kwin-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl, kwin-too-puhl, -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.
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Words nearby quintuple
quintet, quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze, quip
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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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