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quadruple

Syllabification: (quad·ru·ple)
Pronunciation: /kwäˈdro͞opəl/

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Definition of quadruple

adjective

[attributive]
  • consisting of four parts or elements:a quadruple murder
  • consisting of four times as much or as many as usual:a quadruple vodka
  • (of time in music) having four beats in a bar.

verb

  • increase or be increased fourfold: [no object]:oil prices quadrupled in the 1970s

noun

  • a quadruple thing, number, or amount.

Derivatives

quadruply

Pronunciation: /-p(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as a verb): via French from Latin quadruplus, from quadru- 'four' + -plus as in duplus (see duple)

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