Associations to the word «Duple»

Wiktionary

DUPLE, adjective. (rare) Double.
DUPLE, adjective. (of time or music) Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
DUPLE, adjective. (poetry) Having two beats in each foot.

Dictionary definition

DUPLE, adjective. Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats