duple C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdupəl/ UK /ˈdjuːpəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj consisting of two parts, especially having two beats per measure The march was written in duple time, with a steady two-beat pulse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · consisting of two parts,... doubletwofoldbinarydual ↔ Opposites triplesingle Word family Related forms doubleduplexduplicateduo Etymology AI details From Latin 'duplus' ('twofold'), from 'duo' ('two') + '-plus' ('-fold'). duplus Latin duo French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # duple **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdupəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdjuːpəl/ ## Meanings 1. consisting of two parts, especially having two beats per measure ## Examples - The march was written in duple time, with a steady two-beat pulse. ## Synonyms - double - twofold - binary - dual ## Antonyms - triple - single ## Related Forms - double - duplex - duplicate - duo ## Roots and Affixes - Root: duplus - Root: duo ## Etymology From Latin 'duplus' ('twofold'), from 'duo' ('two') + '-plus' ('-fold'). ## AI Etymology Duple is from Latin 'duplus' ('twofold'), from 'duo' ('two') + '-plus' ('-fold'). The ancestry passes through Latin duplus and Latin duo. The suffix -fold marks multiplication or a repeated measure, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adjective, it means "consisting of two parts, especially having two beats per measure", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include double, duplex, duplicate, and duo. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown