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quintuple

/kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
quin-tu-ple
IPA
/kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having five parts or members

adj

five times as much

adj

having five crotchets in a bar

noun

a fivefold amount

verb

To multiply by five.

Transitive verb

verb

To be multiplied by five.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quintuple, quīntuplus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/
  • British English: /kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quintuples (plural) quintuples (present, singular) quintupling (participle, present) quintupled (participle, past) quintupled (past)

Derived Forms

subquintuple quintuplet quintuplicate

Phrases

Quintuple Alliance quintuple-click quintuple double quintuple meter quintuple star system quintuple time only one one of two

Frequently Paired Words

single solo double twofold triple threefold quadruple fourfold

Synonyms

pentuple pentaplex quintuplex fivefold five-fold quintet quintette quintuplet

Rhymes With

pupil quadruple tuple pupal scruple sextuple duple octuple centuple cupel souple couple

Questions

How do you pronounce quintuple?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/.
What does quintuple mean?
having five parts or members
Where does quintuple come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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