quadruple
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quad·ru·ple
[kwo-droo-puh
l, -druhp-uhl, kwod-roo-puhl] adjective, noun, verb, quad·ru·pled, quad·ru·pling. adjective
1.
fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
2.
four times as great.
3.
Music. having four beats to a measure.
noun
4.
a number, amount, etc., four times as great as another.
5.
something, as a series of acrobatic somersaults, made up of four clearly defined parts or stages: the first trapeze artist to perform a quadruple successfully.
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Quadruple
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6.
to make or become four times as great: To serve 24 people, quadruple the recipe. My savings quadrupled in 20 years.
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quadruple (ˈkwɒdrʊpəl, kwɒˈdruːpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to multiply by four or increase fourfold |
| —adj | |
| 2. | four times as much or as many; fourfold |
| 3. | consisting of four parts |
| —n | |
| 4. | a quantity or number four times as great as another |
| [C16: via Old French from Latin quadruplus, from quadru- (see | |
| 'quadruply | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
quadruple
late 14c., from L. quadruplare "make fourfold," from quadruplus (n.) "quadruple," from quadri- "four" + -plus "fold." Quadruplets "four children in one birth" is first recorded 1787. The abbreviation of it to quad is first attested 1851.
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Example sentences
First, she improvises a halter and quadruple-wrapped ribbon belt to hoist up her underskirt.
Designed to hold ninety thousand inhabitants, the camp is now strained by quadruple that number.
In the quadruple there is a rest on one or the other of the middle beats.
Meanwhile, line a large fine-mesh metal colander with a quadruple thickness of cheesecloth and set in sink.
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