Synonyms for duple


Grammar : Adj
Spell : doo-puh l, dyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdu pəl, ˈdyu-

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Définition of duple

  • As in twofold : adj having more than one and less than three
  • As in double : adj in a pair
  • As in dual : adj two-fold
  • As in duplicate : adj matching
Example sentences :
  • He recognizes two kinds of measure—triple or perfect, and duple or imperfect.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • Duple (sometimes called even measure, or even time), in which there are two beats, the first one being accented.
  • Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens
  • The Pavan has been mentioned before, as the dance in Duple time which preceded the Galliard which was in a triple rhythm.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare and Music » by Edward W. Naylor
  • Duple time did not come into general use until the beginning of the fourteenth century.
  • Extract from : « Critical & Historical Essays » by Edward MacDowell
  • In many bars it is almost impossible to distinguish whether the tune is triple or duple.
  • Extract from : « Jamaican Song and Story » by Walter Jekyll

Antonyms for duple

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