quintuple


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quintuple /ˈkwɪntjʊp(ə)l, kwɪnˈtjuːp(ə)l/
adjective
  • 1 consisting of five parts or elements.
  • 2 five times as much or as many.
  • 3 (of time in music) having five beats in a bar.
verb increase or be increased fivefold. noun a quintuple thing, number, or amount.
– derivatives
quintuply adverb.
– origin C16: via Fr. from med. L. quintuplus, from L. quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (see duple).
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