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octuple

adjective
oc·​tu·​ple | \ ˈäkËŒt(y)üpÉ™l, ˈäktÉ™p-\

Definition of octuple

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1 : consisting of eight : being eight times as great or as many : eightfold
2 : taken by eights or in groups of eight

octuple

noun
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plural -s

Definition of octuple (Entry 2 of 3)

: a sum eight times as great as another : an eightfold amount : the eighth multiple

octuple

verb
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octupled; octupled; octupling\ -​p(É™)liÅ‹ \; octuples

Definition of octuple (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

: to make eight times as much or as many

intransitive verb

: to increase or grow to eight times as much or as many

History and Etymology for octuple

Adjective

Latin octuplus, from oct- (from octo eight) + -uplus (as in quadruplus quadruple)

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