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I recently needed a word for “multiply by 13” that was parallel to quadruple for “multiply by 4”, so I made up triskadekaduple by analogy with triskadecaphobia. That got me to wondering how you make words for multiples higher than four. The best answer is probably “don’t.” Your chances of being understood drop sharply after […] The post Double, triple, quadruple, … first appeared on John D. Cook....