noncuplication

English

Etymology

noncuple (“multiply by nine”) +‎ -ic +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nŏn'kyo͞oplĭkāʹshən, IPA^(key): /ˌnɒnkjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

noncuplication

1. (obsolete, rare) Multiplication by nine.
   • a. 1690, Samuel Jeake, A Compleat Body of Arithmetick, In Four Books, page 25:

     Noncuplication, or to multiply by 9, adjoyn a Cypher to the Right hand of the 9.

References

• “†Noncuplica·tion” listed, as a derivative of “†Noncuple”, on page 193 of volume VI, part II (M–N), § ii (N) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (first edition, 1908)
  Hence †Noncuplication, multiplication by nine. [¶] 1674 Jeake Arith. (1696) 25 Noncuplication, or to multiply by 9.
• “†noncupliˈcation” listed, as a derivative of “†noncuple, a. and n.”, in the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989)
• “noncuplication n.” listed, as a derivative of “† noncuple, adj. and n.”, in the Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, December 2003)