Definitions for duple

duple du·ple

Spelling: [doo-puh l, dyoo-]
IPA: /ˈdu pəl, ˈdyu-/

Duple is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in duple (delpu).

Definitions for duple

adjective

  1. having two parts; double; twofold.
  2. Music. having two or sometimes a multiple of two beats in a measure:

Origin of duple

1535-45; Latin duplus double

Examples for duple

duple (sometimes called even measure, or even time), in which there are two beats, the first one being accented.

He recognizes two kinds of measure—triple or perfect, and duple or imperfect.

duple time did not come into general use until the beginning of the fourteenth century.

In many bars it is almost impossible to distinguish whether the tune is triple or duple.

The Pavan has been mentioned before, as the dance in duple time which preceded the Galliard which was in a triple rhythm.

Word Value for duple
Scrable

8

Words with friends

11

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