decuplet

noun

dec·​u·​plet

-plə̇t

plural -s

1

: a combination of 10 of a kind

2

: a group of 10 notes performed in the time of 8 or 4 of the same musical value

called also decimole

Word History

Etymology

decuple entry 2 + -et

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