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| sep·tu·ple [ sèp tp'l, sèp túp'l ] |
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1. 7 times as much: seven times as many or as much as something else
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2. having 7 parts: consisting of seven parts
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle sep·tu·pled, present participle sep·tu·pling, 3rd person present singular sep·tu·ples) |
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increase by 7 times: to multiply something by seven, or become seven times as much or as many
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formal
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| [Early 17th century. < late Latin septuplus< Latin septem "seven"] |
