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quintuplication

Variant of quintuplicate

transitive verb quintuplicated, quintuplicating

to quintuple; make five identical copies of

Origin: LL quintuplicatus, pp. of quintuplicare, to quintuple < quintuplex: see quintuple

adjective

fivefold
designating the fifth of identical copies

noun

any of five identical copies or things

Related Forms:

quintuplication noun

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