QUINTUPLE


Meaning of QUINTUPLE in English

adj., n., & v.

adj. 1 fivefold; consisting of five parts. 2 involving five parties. 3 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar.

n. a fivefold number or amount.

v.tr. & intr. multiply by five; increase fivefold. quintuply adv.

[ F quintuple f. L quintus fifth, after QUADRUPLE ]

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