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ple PLE p'le plé English Pronunciation en /pəl/ Etymology 1 From en la -plus more, in sum. Suffix en as a noun A tuple containing the specified number of terms. en as an adjective Containing the specified number of terms. en 1934 Alexander Aitken A. C. Aitken Note on Selection from a Multivariate Normal Population Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society 4 108 where the integral is n-ple, dx standing in for dx1dx2....dxn. Synonyms noun en -tuple in current use Etymology 2 en -polis From en la -polis, from en grc πόλις. en -polis. Suffix en non-productive en -polis used in transcriptions of medieval Greek city names. en Constantine -o- Constantinople<qq:surface analysis> en Adrian -o- Adrianople<qq:surface analysis> Anagrams en elp 'elp EPL LEP LPE lep pel French Alternative forms fr -ble<qq:as in fr Grenoble> Etymology fr frm -ple//-ble, from fr fro -ple//-ble, from fr la -polis, from fr grc πόλις. fr -pole<id:-polis>. Pronunciation -pl Suffix f fr no longer productive en -ple -polis -polis fr Constantin -o- Constantinople<qq:surface analysis> Descendants ht -p -b Latin Pronunciation Suffix la suffix form la -plus voc m s