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duple

[doo-puhl, dyoo-]

du·ple

[doo-puhl, dyoo-]
adjective
1.
having two parts; double; twofold.
2.
Music. having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure: duple meter.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin duplus double
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Duple is always a great word to know.
So is sharp. Does it mean:
tone raised a chromatic half step in pitch
rest equal in time value to a quarter note
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duple (ˈdjuːpəl)
 
adj
1.  a less common word for double
2.  music (of time or music) having two beats in a bar
 
[C16: from Latin duplus twofold, double]

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