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septuple
CIDE DICTIONARY
Seven times as much; multiplied by seven; sevenfold. [1913 Webster]
septuple, v. t.
To multiply by seven; to make sevenfold. Sir J. Herschel. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
septuple, adj., n., & v.
--adj.
1 sevenfold, having seven parts.
2 being seven times as many or as much.
--n. a sevenfold number or amount.
--v.tr. & intr. multiply by seven.
--adj.
1 sevenfold, having seven parts.
2 being seven times as many or as much.
--n. a sevenfold number or amount.
--v.tr. & intr. multiply by seven.
Etymology
LL septuplus f. L septem seven
ROGET THESAURUS
septuple
Five
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