septuple

[ sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl ]

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adjective

sevenfold; consisting of seven parts.

verb (used with object),sep·tu·pled, sep·tu·pling.

to make seven times as great.

Origin of septuple

1605–15; <Late Latin septuplus, derivative of Latin septemseven, on the model of duplusduple, quadruplusquadruple

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How to use septuple in a sentence

They had checked, double-checked, and septuple-check all the numbers.
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The name septuple, sometimes applied to this system, refers to the fact that the number of trees in each group-unit is seven.
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British Dictionary definitions for septuple

septuple

/ (ˈsɛptjʊpəl) /

adjective

seven times as much or many; sevenfold
consisting of seven parts or members

verb

(tr) to multiply by seven

Origin of septuple

C17: from Late Latin septuplus, from septem seven; compare quadruple

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