"quadruple" meaning in English

See quadruple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ [General-American], /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ [General-American], /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-quadruple.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -uːpəl Etymology: From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quadruple}} Middle English quadruple, {{der|en|la|quadruplus}} Latin quadruplus, {{suffix|en|quadri-|-ple}} quadri- + -ple Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quadruple (not comparable)
  1. Being four times as long, as big or as many of something. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Four Derived forms: quadruple stop, quadruple time Translations (being four times as long, as big or as many of something): четворен (četvoren) (Bulgarian), учетворен (učetvoren) (Bulgarian), quàdruple (Catalan), firedobbelt (Danish), viervoud (Dutch), nelinkertainen (Finnish), ოთხმაგი (otxmagi) (Georgian), ოთხკეცი (otxḳeci) (Georgian), vierfach (German), चहुरा (cahurā) [masculine] (Hindi), चौघरा (caughrā) [masculine] (Hindi), पाव (pāv) [masculine] (Hindi), चौगुना (caugunā) (Hindi), négyszer akkora/annyi (Hungarian), quaropla (Ido), quadruple (Interlingua), ceathrúil (Irish), quadruplice (Italian), quadruplo (Italian), 四倍 (alt: よんばい yombai) (Japanese), 四重 (alt: よえ yoe, しじゅう shijū) (Japanese), quadruplus (Latin), quadruplex (Latin), firedobbelt (Norwegian), kvadruppelt (Norwegian), poczwórny (Polish), quádruplo (Portuguese), cvadruplu (Romanian), четверно́й (četvernój) (Russian), cuádruple (Spanish), fyrdubbel (Swedish), fyrfaldig (Swedish), kvadrupel (Swedish), pedwarplyg [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-quadruple-en-adj-uiCwFZk1 Disambiguation of Four: 14 17 14 19 14 22

Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ [General-American], /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ [General-American], /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-quadruple.ogg [US] Forms: quadruples [plural]
Rhymes: -uːpəl Etymology: From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quadruple}} Middle English quadruple, {{der|en|la|quadruplus}} Latin quadruplus, {{suffix|en|quadri-|-ple}} quadri- + -ple Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadruple (plural quadruples)
  1. Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc. Categories (topical): Four
    Sense id: en-quadruple-en-noun-agANUrK9 Disambiguation of Four: 14 17 14 19 14 22
  2. (skating) A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air. Categories (topical): Skating, Four Synonyms: quad
    Sense id: en-quadruple-en-noun-0eUVp6J8 Disambiguation of Four: 14 17 14 19 14 22 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skating, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/ [General-American], /kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/ [General-American], /ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-quadruple.ogg [US] Forms: quadruples [present, singular, third-person], quadrupling [participle, present], quadrupled [participle, past], quadrupled [past]
Rhymes: -uːpəl Etymology: From Middle English quadruple, from Latin quadruplus. Can be analyzed as quadri- + -ple. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quadruple}} Middle English quadruple, {{der|en|la|quadruplus}} Latin quadruplus, {{suffix|en|quadri-|-ple}} quadri- + -ple Head templates: {{en-verb}} quadruple (third-person singular simple present quadruples, present participle quadrupling, simple past and past participle quadrupled)
  1. (transitive) To multiply by four. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Four Translations (to multiply by four): учетворявам (učetvorjavam) (Bulgarian), verviervoudigen (Dutch), nelinkertaistaa (Finnish), გაოთხმაგება (gaotxmageba) (Georgian), გაოთხკეცება (gaotxḳeceba) (Georgian), vervierfachen (German), négyszerez (Hungarian), megnégyszerez (Hungarian), quadruplicar (Interlingua), quadruplicare (Italian), 四倍する (yombai suru) (Japanese), quadruplicō (Latin), whakareawhā (Maori), firedoble (Norwegian), kvadruple (Norwegian), poczworzyć [perfective] (Polish), poczwarzać [imperfective] (Polish), quadruplicar (Portuguese), учетверять (učetverjatʹ) (Russian), cuadruplicar (Spanish), fyrdubbla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-quadruple-en-verb-dLegfQBD Disambiguation of Four: 14 17 14 19 14 22 Disambiguation of 'to multiply by four': 90 6 5
  2. (intransitive) To increase by a factor of four. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Four Translations ((intransitive) to increase by a factor of four): चौगुना (caugunā) (Hindi), megnégyszereződik (Hungarian), négyszeresére nő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-quadruple-en-verb-2WCfk~EA Disambiguation of Four: 14 17 14 19 14 22 Disambiguation of '(intransitive) to increase by a factor of four': 10 82 8
  3. (rail transport) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway. Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Four
    Sense id: en-quadruple-en-verb-7XZsxvDk Disambiguation of Four: 14 17 14 19 14 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ple Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 28 9 5 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 7 17 10 5 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ple: 9 11 17 11 8 45 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quadruplet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "četvernój",
          "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "verviervoudigen"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "nelinkertaistaa"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
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          "roman": "gaotxmageba",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "გაოთხმაგება"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gaotxḳeceba",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "გაოთხკეცება"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "vervierfachen"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "négyszerez"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "megnégyszerez"
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          "code": "ia",
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          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "quadruplicar"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "quadruplicare"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yombai suru",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "四倍する"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "quadruplicō"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "whakareawhā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "firedoble"
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        {
          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "kvadruple"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "to multiply by four",
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          "word": "poczworzyć"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
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          "word": "poczwarzać"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "quadruplicar"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "učetverjatʹ",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "учетверять"
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "cuadruplicar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "90 6 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to multiply by four",
          "word": "fyrdubbla"
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      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quàdruple"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "firedobbelt"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "viervoud"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "nelinkertainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "otxmagi",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "ოთხმაგი"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "ოთხკეცი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "vierfach"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "cahurā",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "चहुरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "caughrā",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "चौघरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "चौगुना"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "négyszer akkora/annyi"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quaropla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quadruple"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "ceathrúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quadruplice"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quadruplo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よんばい yombai",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "四倍"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よえ yoe, しじゅう shijū",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "四重"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quadruplus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quadruplex"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "firedobbelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "kvadruppelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "poczwórny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "quádruplo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "cvadruplu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "četvernój",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "четверно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "cuádruple"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "fyrdubbel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "fyrfaldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "word": "kvadrupel"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "being four times as long, as big or as many of something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedwarplyg"
    }
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}

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      "english": "divide by four",
      "word": "quarter"
    }
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      "form": "quadruples",
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          "text": "Quadrupling four gives sixteen.",
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        "To multiply by four."
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        "(transitive) To multiply by four."
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          "ref": "1950 September, “Network News: Watford Tunnel, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 641",
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          "ref": "2019 October, “Railtalk: HS2 delay - time for lateral thinking”, in Modern Railways, page 7",
          "text": "Quadrupling the short remaining stretch of three-track railway north of Rugby, left over by the turn of the century modernisation, is a possibility that could be pursued.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 52",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/",
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      "ipa": "/kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/",
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/",
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        "General-American"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "učetvorjavam",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "учетворявам"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "verviervoudigen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "nelinkertaistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaotxmageba",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "გაოთხმაგება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gaotxḳeceba",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "გაოთხკეცება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "vervierfachen"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "négyszerez"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "megnégyszerez"
    },
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      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "quadruplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "quadruplicare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yombai suru",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "四倍する"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "quadruplicō"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "whakareawhā"
    },
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "firedoble"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "kvadruple"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "poczworzyć"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
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      "word": "poczwarzać"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "quadruplicar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "učetverjatʹ",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "учетверять"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "cuadruplicar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to multiply by four",
      "word": "fyrdubbla"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "caugunā",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to increase by a factor of four",
      "word": "चौगुना"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to increase by a factor of four",
      "word": "megnégyszereződik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(intransitive) to increase by a factor of four",
      "word": "négyszeresére nő"
    }
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  ],
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}

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      "word": "quadruple bluff"
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      "word": "quadruple-click"
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      "word": "quadruple double"
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      "word": "quadruple-header"
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      "word": "quadruple-masted"
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    {
      "word": "quadruple scull"
    },
    {
      "word": "quadruple star"
    },
    {
      "word": "quadruple star system"
    },
    {
      "word": "quadruple thread"
    },
    {
      "word": "quadruple whole"
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    {
      "word": "quadruple whole note"
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      "word": "quadruple witching"
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    },
    {
      "word": "hundredsome"
    },
    {
      "word": "one of eleven"
    },
    {
      "word": "undecuplet"
    },
    {
      "word": "hendecuplet"
    },
    {
      "word": "one of twelve"
    },
    {
      "word": "duodecuplet"
    },
    {
      "word": "one of thirteen"
    },
    {
      "word": "tredecuplet"
    },
    {
      "word": "one of a hundred"
    },
    {
      "word": "centuplet"
    },
    {
      "word": "one of many"
    },
    {
      "word": "multiplet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Skating"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skating",
          "skating#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "figure-skating",
          "figure skating"
        ],
        [
          "jump",
          "jump"
        ],
        [
          "revolution",
          "revolution"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(skating) A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "quad"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "skating",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɒd.ɹʊ.pəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɒˈdɹuː.pəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɑˈdɹu.pəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kwɑˈdɹʌp.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɑd.ɹə.pəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːpəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-quadruple.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-us-quadruple.ogg/En-us-quadruple.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-us-quadruple.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "quadruple"
  ],
  "word": "quadruple"
}

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