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octuple definition

oc·tu·ple (äk′tə pəl, äk to̵̅o̅′pəl)

adjective

  1. eightfold
  2. consisting of eight parts

Etymology: L octuplus < octo, eight + -plus: see double

noun

something eight times as great as something else

transitive verb octupled -·pled, octupling -·pling

to multiply by eight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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