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Quintuple
Pronunciation : Quin"tu*ple
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. Quadruple.]
Definition : Defn: Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold. Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Quin"tu*ple
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. quintupler.]
Definition : Defn: To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.
t. [imp. & p. p. Quintupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quintupling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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