Etymology

quadruple

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Today it means: Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. Full definition →

Middle English quadruple ← Latin quadruplus
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  1. Latin · derived fromquadruplus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromquadruple
  3. English todayquadruple

From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple.

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