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| quin·tu·ple [ kwin tp'l, kwin túpp'l ] |
adjective |
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1. five times as much: five times as much or as many
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2. consisting of five parts: made up of five parts
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3. music having five beats to measure: having five musical beats to the measure
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle quin·tu·pled, present participle quin·tu·pling, 3rd person present singular quin·tu·ples) |
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multiply by five: to multiply something by five, or be multiplied by five
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< medieval Latin quintuplus "fivefold" < Latin quintus "fifth"] |
