double-
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Old French double , more at double .
Prefix
[edit ]double-
- (obsolete ) In the metric system, multiplies the attached unit by two.
Usage notes
[edit ]- Included in the early metric system, but dropped upon adoption of the SI in 1960.
French
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From double .
Prefix
[edit ]double-
Derived terms
[edit ]Further reading
[edit ]- "double-", in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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