Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duple

/ˈdjuːpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: du-ple
IPA: /ˈdjuːpəl/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.

adj

Having two beats in each foot.

Example Sentences

"McGonagall is earnestly trying to gather the resources of a metrical tradition, not subvert it, but the mismatch of duple and triple measure in the first line alone means that, while it’s made of recognisable metrical feet, the line doesn’t feel like it belongs to any specific metrical pattern (iambic, dactylic, anapestic etc) or mode (pastoral, elegy or ballad)."

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century. Doublet of double and doppio.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *pel- (fold), duplus

Derived Forms

subduple

Phrases

compound duple duple meter duple time

Synonyms

duplicate twosome dual double duplex duple twissel twofold

Rhymes With

pupil quadruple tuple pupal quintuple scruple sextuple octuple centuple cupel souple

Questions

How do you pronounce duple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdjuːpəl/.
What does duple mean?: Double.
Where does duple come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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