Duple Definition

do͝opəl, dyo͝o-
adjective
Double; twofold.
Webster's New World
Containing two (or a multiple of two) beats to the measure.
Duple time.
Webster's New World

Origin of Duple

  • From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin duplus dwo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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