First Known Use: 1570
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1quintuple
adjective quin·tu·ple \kwin-ˈtü-pəl, -ˈtyü-, -ˈtə-; ˈkwin-tə-\
: five times bigger in size or amount
: having five parts or including five people or things
Full 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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Origin of QUINTUPLE
2quintuple
verb
: to become five times bigger in value or number
: to cause (something) to become five times bigger
quin·tu·pledquin·tu·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\
Full 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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First Known Use of QUINTUPLE
1639
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