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septuple

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

adjective

  1. sevenfold; consisting of seven parts.


verb (used with object)

septupled, septupling.
  1. to make seven times as great.

septuple

/ ˈsɛptjʊpəl /

adjective

  1. seven times as much or many; sevenfold
  2. consisting of seven parts or members
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to multiply by seven
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of septuple1

1605–15; < Late Latin septuplus, derivative of Latin septem seven, on the model of duplus duple, quadruplus quadruple
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Word History and Origins

Origin of septuple1

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

He went from 3 under to 4 over, producing a septuple bogey — scoring a 10 on the hole.

The name septuple, sometimes applied to this system, refers to the fact that the number of trees in each group-unit is seven.

Multiplicative; Single or alone, double or twofold, triple or threefold, quadruple or fourfold, quintuple or fivefold, sextuple or sixfold, septuple or sevenfold, octuple or eightfold, &c.

He tapped in — mercifully — to finish the 12th with a septuple bogey.

Equilateral triangle system refers to the planting of the trees in equilateral triangles, but is identical with the hexagonal or septuple.

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