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Word: Octuple
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French octuple or Latin octuplus (both adjectives), from octo ‘eight’ + -plus (as in duplus ‘double’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒktjʊpl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒkˈtjuːpl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
consisting of eight parts or things.
Short Definition:consisting of eight parts or things
Word: Octuple
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒktjʊpl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒkˈtjuːpl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make or become eight times as numerous or as large
Short Definition:make or become eight times as numerous or as large
Examples:- the new town populations have trebled the additions to the rural community, and in the case of Massachusetts have octupled them
- prices doubled and quadruple and octupled
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