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septuple

[ sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, sep-too-puhl, -tyoo-, -tuhp-uhl ]

adjective

  1. sevenfold; consisting of seven parts.


verb (used with object)

, sep·tu·pled, sep·tu·pling.
  1. to make seven times as great.

septuple

/ ˈsɛptjʊpəl /

adjective

  1. seven times as much or many; sevenfold
  2. consisting of seven parts or members
“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


verb

  1. tr to multiply by seven
“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 septuple1

1605–15; < Late Latin septuplus, derivative of Latin septem seven, on the model of duplus duple, quadruplus quadruple
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Word History and Origins

Origin of septuple1

C17: from Late Latin septuplus, from septem seven; compare quadruple
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Example Sentences

They had checked, double-checked, and septuple-check all the numbers.

The name septuple, sometimes applied to this system, refers to the fact that the number of trees in each group-unit is seven.

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