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quintuple

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[kwɪnˈtjuːpl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- consisting of five parts or things
(e.g: the microscope has a motorized revolving quintuple nosepiece)


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Origin:
late 16th century: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (see duple)


[kwɪnˈtjuːpl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- increase or cause to increase fivefold
(e.g: the company's revenues would quintuple over the next decade)


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Origin:
late 16th century: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (see duple)


[kwɪnˈtjuːpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fivefold number or amount; a set of five


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Origin:
late 16th century: via French from medieval Latin quintuplus, from Latin quintus ‘fifth’ + -plus as in duplus (see duple)




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