quadruple time
noun Music.
a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
the rhythm created by use of this measure.
Origin of quadruple time
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby quadruple time
quadrumvir,
quadrumvirate,
quadruped,
quadruple,
quadruple run,
quadruple time,
quadruplet,
quadruplex,
quadruplicate,
quadruplicity,
quadrupole
British Dictionary definitions for quadruple time
quadruple time
noun
musical time in which there are four beats in each bar