'Quadruple time' definitions:

Definition of 'quadruple time'

(from WordNet)
noun
A time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: common time, four-four time, quadruple time, common measure]

Definition of 'Quadruple time'

From: GCIDE
  • Quadruple \Quad"ru*ple\, a. [L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F. quadruple. See Quadrate, and cf. Double.] Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. [1913 Webster]
  • Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts. [1913 Webster]