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duple

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du⋅ple

  [doo-puhl, dyoo-]
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–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; < L duplus double
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du·ple   (dōō'pəl, dyōō'-)   
adj.  

  1. Consisting of two; double.

  2. Music Consisting of two or a multiple of two beats to the measure.


[Latin duplus; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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