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QUINTUPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A set of five similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms:
quintet; quintette; quintuple; quintuplet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("quintuple" is a kind of...):
set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having five units or components
Synonyms:
five-fold; fivefold; quintuple
Classified under:
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they quintuple ... he / she / it quintuples
Past simple: quintupled
Past participle: quintupled
-ing form: quintupling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increase fivefold
Example:
The population of China quintupled
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "quintuple" is one way to...):
manifold; multiply (combine or increase by multiplication)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
quintupling (increasing by a factor of five)
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