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duple time

[ doo-puhl tahym, dyoo ]

noun

, Music.
  1. time or rhythm characterized by two beats to the measure.


duple time

noun

  1. musical time with two beats in each bar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of duple time1

First recorded in 1715–25
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Example Sentences

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

This, of course, means duple time only, and Bysshe recognizes no other.

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