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quintuple
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  1. quintuple
  2. quintuple point

1quin·tu·ple

adjective \kwin-ˈtü-pəl, -ˈtyü-, -ˈtə-; ˈkwin-tə-\

Definition of QUINTUPLE

1
: being five times as great or as many
2
: having five units or members
3
: marked by five beats per measure <quintuple meter>
— quintuple noun
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Examples of QUINTUPLE

  1. Share prices are quintuple what they were a few days ago.

Origin of QUINTUPLE

Middle French, from Medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus fifth + -plus -fold; akin to Latin quinque five — more at five, -fold
First Known Use: 1570

Rhymes with QUINTUPLE

decouple, quadruple, sextuple, uncouple

2quintuple

verb
quin·tu·pledquin·tu·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of QUINTUPLE

transitive verb
: to make five times as great or as many
intransitive verb
: to become five times as much or as numerous
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Examples of QUINTUPLE

  1. The town's population has quintupled in the past 50 years.
  2. The company has quintupled the number of its employees.

First Known Use of QUINTUPLE

1639

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