quintuplicate

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adjective

Multiplied by five.

OriginLatin quintus →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

adjectivequintuplicate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMultiplied by five.
  2. not comparableBeing the fifth in a set of five.
nounquintuplicate (plural quintuplicates)

plural quintuplicates

  1. A set of five similar or identical things.
  2. One element of such a set.
verbquintuplicate (third-person singular simple present quintuplicates, present participle quintuplicating, simple past and past participle quintuplicated)

present singular third person quintuplicates · participle present quintuplicating · participle past quintuplicated · past quintuplicated

  1. transitiveTo multiply by five.
  2. transitiveTo make five copies of.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pentuplicate

Origin

  1. Latinduplicare“to double”
  2. Latinquintus“fifth”
  3. Englishquintuplicate

From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Catalan quintuplicar
  • quintuplicarmultiply by five
Portuguese quintuplicar
  • quintuplicarmultiply by five
Spanish quintuplicar
  • quintuplicarmultiply by five
Cite this entry
APA

quintuplicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintuplicate

MLA

“quintuplicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintuplicate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quintuplicate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintuplicate.

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