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QUINTUPLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A set of five similar things considered as a unit

Synonyms:

quintet; quintette; quintuple; quintuplet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("quintuple" is a kind of...):

set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having five units or components

Synonyms:

five-fold; fivefold; quintuple

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)

 III. (verb) 

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Meaning:

Increase fivefold

Example:

The population of China quintupled

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "quintuple" is one way to...):

manifold; multiply (combine or increase by multiplication)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

quintupling (increasing by a factor of five)

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