septuple
sep·tu·ple
[sep-too-puh
l, -tyoo-, sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl] adjective, verb, sep·tu·pled, sep·tu·pling. adjective
1.
sevenfold; consisting of seven parts.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make seven times as great.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | seven times as much or many; sevenfold |
| 2. | consisting of seven parts or members |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to multiply by seven |
| [C17: from Late Latin septuplus, from septem seven; compare | |
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