quintuple time

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quintuple time - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quintuple \Quin"tu*ple\, a. [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple,
     L. quintuplex. Cf. Quadruple.]
     Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount;
     fivefold.
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     Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a
        measure. It is seldom used.
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