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[ kwo-droo -puh l, -druhp -uh l, kwod -roo -puh l ] SHOW IPA
/ kwɒˈdru pəl, -ˈdrʌp əl, ˈkwɒd rʊ pəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
four times as great.
Music . having four beats to a measure.
noun a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.
something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages: the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully.
verb (used with or without object), quad·ru·pled, quad·ru·pling. to make or become four times as great: To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years.
Origin of quadruple 1325–75; Middle English <Latin quadruplus; cf. quadru-, duple
OTHER WORDS FROM quadruple quad·ru·ple·ness, noun quad·ru·ply, adverb Words nearby quadruple quadrumane, quadrumanous, quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple , quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex, quadruplicate
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The specimen which we have engraved is quadruple , but forms one vessel.
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His tone was humble and apologetic as he continued—“My opinion is that this very thing will quadruple the sales of your book.”
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British Dictionary definitions for quadruple / (ˈkwɒdrʊpə l , kwɒˈdruːpə l ) /
verb to multiply by four or increase fourfold
adjective four times as much or as many; fourfold
consisting of four parts
noun a quantity or number four times as great as another
Derived forms of quadruple quadruply , adverb Word Origin for quadruple C16: via Old French from Latin quadruplus, from quadru- (see quadri- ) + -plus -fold
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Words related to quadruple quadruplicate, tetrad, quaternary, quartette, tetralogy, quaternity, quadrivium, quadruplet, quaternion, quadrumvirate, quadrigeminal, quadripartite, quadrivial, quaternate