duple

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Double.
  2. (not-comparable) Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
  3. (not-comparable) Having two beats in each foot.

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century. Doublet of double and doppio.

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