quintuple
[kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uh l, kwin-too-puh l, -tyoo-]
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
Origin of quintuple
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Historical Examples of quintuple
Of the Quintuple biliteral there are thirty-two combinations.
The Mystery of the SeaBram Stoker
The ratification of the quintuple treaty was felt to be out of the question.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1Daniel Webster
This was well understood to be a blow aimed at the quintuple treaty.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1Daniel Webster
The ratification of the quintuple treaty had long been abandoned.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1Daniel Webster
Associated words: quinary, quintuple, quintuplicate, quincunx.
Putnam's Word BookLouis A. Flemming
quintuple
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adjective
noun
Word Origin for quintuple
C16: from French, from Latin quintus, on the model of quadruple
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