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duple
[ doo-puhl, dyoo- ]
adjective
- having two parts; double; twofold.
- Music. having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure:
duple meter.
duple
/ ˈdjuːpəl /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of duple1
C16: from Latin duplus twofold, double
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Example Sentences
The Pavan has been mentioned before, as the dance in Duple time which preceded the Galliard which was in a triple rhythm.
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Duple time did not come into general use until the beginning of the fourteenth century.
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Duple (sometimes called even measure, or even time), in which there are two beats, the first one being accented.
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The principal compound measures are four-beat and six-beat, both being referred to as compound-duple measures.
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In rapid tempi this is always taken as compound duple measure, a dotted quarter note having a beat.
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