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| quad·ru·ple [ kwo drp'l ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle quad·ru·pled, present participle quad·ru·pling, 3rd person present singular quad·ru·ples) |
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increase fourfold: to multiply something by four, or become four times as great
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adjective |
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1. multiplied by four: four times as great
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2. with four parts: made up of four parts
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3. music with four beats per measure: describes a time or meter consisting of four beats to a measure
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noun (plural quad·ru·ples) |
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quantity four times as great: a number or amount that is four times as great as another
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin quadruplus "fourfold" < quadri- "four"] |
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  quad·ru·ply adverb |
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