QUINTUPLE


Meaning of QUINTUPLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: kwin- ' tü-p ə l, - ' tyü-, - ' t ə -; ' kwin-t ə -

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus fifth + -plus -fold; akin to Latin quinque five ― more at FIVE , -FOLD

Date: 1570

1 : being five times as great or as many

2 : having five units or members

3 : marked by five beats per measure < quintuple meter>

– quintuple noun

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