Meanings
nounnonuple (plural nonuples)
plural nonuples
- A ninefold amount or number.
The beginning of the measure is always at I; and in the nonuple of crotchets, each single pulse repesents a quaver, and the single pair a crotchet; and here the measure has three motions, like slow triple time.
1807, John Holden, An Essay towards a Rational System of Music, page 78
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Portuguese nônuplo, nónuplo
- nônuploninefold amount
- nónuploninefold amount
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