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duple

[ doo-puhl, dyoo- ]

adjective

  1. having two parts; double; twofold.
  2. Music. having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure:

    duple meter.



duple

/ ˈdjuːpəl /

adjective

  1. a less common word for double
  2. music (of time or music) having two beats in a bar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of duple1

1535–45; < Latin duplus double
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Word History and Origins

Origin of duple1

C16: from Latin duplus twofold, double
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Example Sentences

My e-comm startup relies 100% on SEO traffic, and three years ago we were delisted from Google because we didn’t understand about duple content.

The Pavan has been mentioned before, as the dance in Duple time which preceded the Galliard which was in a triple rhythm.

Duple time did not come into general use until the beginning of the fourteenth century.

Duple (sometimes called even measure, or even time), in which there are two beats, the first one being accented.

The principal compound measures are four-beat and six-beat, both being referred to as compound-duple measures.

In rapid tempi this is always taken as compound duple measure, a dotted quarter note having a beat.

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