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Definition of: octuple
(ok′t
·pəl, -ty-, ok·t
′pəl, -ty′-) adjective
1. Consisting of eight parts or copies.
2. Multiplied by eight.
—v.t. ·pled, ·pling To multiply by eight.
—noun A number or sum eight times as great as another. [<L octuplus eightfold <octo eight]
—oc′tu·ply adverb
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