decuplet

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈdɛkjəplɪt/ UK /ˈdekjʊplɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a group or set of ten; ten notes played in one beat

The flutist tackled the rapid decuplet flawlessly.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a group or set of ten; ten... tuplet

Word family

Related forms decuple decade decimal

Etymology

From decuple ('tenfold'), itself from Latin decuplus, with the diminutive/collective suffix -et, modeled on words like triplet and quintuplet.

decuplus Latin decem Latin *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European

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# decuplet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɛkjəplɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdekjʊplɪt/

## Meanings
1. a group or set of ten; ten notes played in one beat

## Examples
- The flutist tackled the rapid decuplet flawlessly.

## Synonyms
- tuplet

## Related Forms
- decuple
- decade
- decimal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: decuplus
- Root: decem
- Root: *déḱm̥

## Etymology
From decuple ('tenfold'), itself from Latin decuplus, with the diminutive/collective suffix -et, modeled on words like triplet and quintuplet.

## AI Etymology
Decuplet is from decuple ('tenfold'), itself from Latin decuplus, with the diminutive/collective suffix -et, modeled on words like triplet and quintuplet. The ancestry passes through Latin decuplus, Latin decem, and Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. In present use as a noun, it means "a group or set of ten; ten notes played in one beat", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include decuple, decade, and decimal. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in decuple, decade, and decimal, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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