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quadruplex

quad·rup·lex

uncommon

adjective

1.

having four units or components

  • “quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure”
  • “quadruplex wire”

Origin

From Latin quadruplex (“fourfold, quadruple”), from quattuor (“four”) + plico (“fold”). By surface analysis, quadru- + -plex.

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