quintuple

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quintuple

/kwɪnˈtʃuːp(ə)l/ UK
/-ˈtjuː-/ UK
/kwɪnˈtʌp(ə)l/ US
/-ˈtu-/ US

Rhymes with -uːpəl, -ʌpəl

Where it comes from

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

adjective

not comparable having five parts or members
not comparable five times as much
not comparable having five crotchets in a bar

Similar: pentuple, pentaplex, quintuplex

noun quintuples

a fivefold amount

verb quintuples · quintupling · quintupled

transitive To multiply by five.
intransitive To be multiplied by five.

Similar: pentuple

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: pentuple, pentaplex, quintuplex

verb

Similar: pentuple

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noun a fivefold amount

Español	quíntuple
हिन्दी	पचगुना pacgunā, पाँचगुना pā̃cgunā
Português	quíntuplo, quíntupla
Français	quintuple

verb multiply by five

Español	quintuplicar
Português	quintuplicar
Français	quintupler
Italiano	quintuplicare

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"quintuple." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quintuple. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{quintuple_2026,
  title = {quintuple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quintuple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}