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quadruple

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  • IPA /ˈkwɒdɹʊpl/

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quadruple verb

  1. To multiply by four.“Quadrupling four gives sixteen.”
  2. To increase by a factor of four.“Our profits quadrupled when we made the improvements.”
  3. To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.

Adjective

quadruple adjective

  1. Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.“He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.”

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fourfoldquadruplicatemultiplequadripartitefourfour-wayquadfour-foldfour-partyquad-quadruple

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