adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a fivefold amount
2. 2
   a set of five similar things considered as a unit wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To multiply by five. transitive
2. 2
   increase fivefold wordnet
3. 3
   To be multiplied by five. intransitive

Adjective

1. 1
   having five parts or members not-comparable
2. 2
   five times as much not-comparable
3. 3
   having five crotchets in a bar not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   having five units or components wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fifthfive foldfive-foldfivefoldpentaplexpentuple

Example

More examples

"I love songs like this. Or rather, I love any song with a quintuple meter."

Etymology

From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).

Related phrases

Quintuple Alliancequintuple doublequintuple meterquintuple star systemquintuple timequintuple-click

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