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septuple
[ sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl ]
adjective
- sevenfold; consisting of seven parts.
verb (used with object)
- to make seven times as great.
septuple
/ ˈsɛptjʊpəl /
adjective
- seven times as much or many; sevenfold
- consisting of seven parts or members
verb
- tr to multiply by seven
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of septuple1
Example Sentences
He went from 3 under to 4 over, producing a septuple bogey — scoring a 10 on the hole.
The name septuple, sometimes applied to this system, refers to the fact that the number of trees in each group-unit is seven.
Multiplicative; Single or alone, double or twofold, triple or threefold, quadruple or fourfold, quintuple or fivefold, sextuple or sixfold, septuple or sevenfold, octuple or eightfold, &c.
He tapped in — mercifully — to finish the 12th with a septuple bogey.
Equilateral triangle system refers to the planting of the trees in equilateral triangles, but is identical with the hexagonal or septuple.
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