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Definition of Quadrupled

1. quadruple [v] - See also: quadruple

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quadrupled

Literary usage of Quadrupled

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... and arc now made annually in the statement of the tr.ule of the United Kingdom. Since 1840 the value has more than quadrupled, being in that year ..."

2. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889) by Eminent Writers by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, Adela Harriet Sophia Bagot Wodehouse (1879)
"Pantaleon Hebenstreit of Eisleben, a distinguished violin-player, became about 1697 a virtuoso upon the dulcimer, which he quadrupled in dimensions and had ..."

3. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1829)
"... but the improvement does not atop even there, for, in 1821, they appear to become still fewer, although the population has been quadrupled during the 60 ..."

4. Ceylon in 1884: The Leading Crown Colony of the British Empire, with an by John Ferguson (1884)
"... quadrupled—Trade expanded sixteen to twenty fold—Employment afforded to natives—An El Dorado for the Indian immigrant— Coffee hitherto the mainstay of ..."

5. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1880)
"Pantaleon Hebenstreit of Eisleben, a distinguished violin -player, became about 1697 a virtuoso upon the dulcimer, which he quadrupled in dimensions and had ..."

6. Ceylon in 1893: Describing the Progress of the Island Since 1803, Its by John Ferguson (1893)
"Population doubled—Revenue quadrupled—Trade expanded sixteen to twenty fold—Employment afforded to Natives—An El Dorado for the Indian immigrant—Coffee in ..."

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