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