adj
Meaning 1
having five parts or members
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
quintuple
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)l/
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UK: /-ˈtjuː-/
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US: /kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/
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US: /-ˈtu-/
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rhymes with -uːpəl
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CMU ARPABET: K W IH1 N T UW0 P AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K W IH2 N T AH1 P AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
five times as much
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
having five crotchets in a bar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 4
a fivefold amount
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To multiply by five.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To be multiplied by five.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having five units or components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fivefold, five-fold
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noun
Meaning 8
a set of five similar things considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintet, quintette, quintuplet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
verb
Meaning 9
increase fivefold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The population of China quintupled
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multiply, manifold
History
Etymology
From Middle French quintuple, from Latin quīntuplus, from quīntus (“fifth”) + -plus (“-ple”).
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: viisinkertainen määrä — a fivefold amount
- French: quintuple — a fivefold amount
- Georgian: ხუთმაგი (xutmagi) — a fivefold amount
- Georgian: ხუთჯერადი (xutǯeradi) — a fivefold amount
- Georgian: ხუთკეცი (xutḳeci) — a fivefold amount
- Hindi: पचगुना (pacgunā) — a fivefold amount
- Hindi: पाँचगुना (pā̃cgunā) — a fivefold amount
- Hungarian: ötszörös — a fivefold amount
- Portuguese: quíntuplo — a fivefold amount
- Portuguese: quíntupla — a fivefold amount
- Spanish: quíntuple — a fivefold amount
- Catalan: quintuplicar — multiply by five
- Finnish: viisinkertaistaa — multiply by five
- Finnish: viisinkertaistua — multiply by five
- French: quintupler — multiply by five
- Georgian: გახუთმაგება (gaxutmageba) — multiply by five
- Georgian: გახუთკეცება (gaxutḳeceba) — multiply by five
- Hungarian: ötszöröz — multiply by five
- Hungarian: megötszöröz — multiply by five
- Italian: quintuplicare — multiply by five
- Portuguese: quintuplicar — multiply by five
- Spanish: quintuplicar — multiply by five