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Definition of: quintuple
(kwin′t
·pəl, -ty-, kwin·t
′pəl, -ty′-) v.t. & v.i. ·pled, ·pling
To multiply by five; make or become five times as large. [<adjective]
—adjective
1. Consisting of five united or of five parts.
2. Multiplied by five.
—noun A number or a sum five times as great as another. [<F <L quintuplex <quintus fifth + plic-, stem of plicare fold]
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