one two three
sometimes we use the word - one ,two , three,
we can also say one , double , triple
but how can I say the "four, five, six....etc" does there have any words could replace?

Question

one two three
sometimes we use the word - one ,two , three,  
we can also say one , double , triple 
but how can I say the "four, five, six....etc"  does there have any words could replace?

Answer

1 occurrence: single
2 occurrences: double
3 occurrences: triple
4 occurrences: quadruple
5 occurrences: quintuple

Single, double, and triple are the only ones that are very commonly used. You may occasionally see quadruple or quintuple.
If you are talking about groups of people or items (perhaps singing groups, for example), here is the series:
1) solo
2) duo
3) trio
4) quartet
5) quintet
6) sextet
7) septet
8) octet

Answer

4 -> quadruple
5 -> quintuple
6 -> sextuple

The list goes on, you can find more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-tuple#Names_for_tuples_of_specific_lengths

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