quadruplet
[ kwo-druhp-lit, -droo-plit, kwod-roo-plit ]
/ kwɒË?drÊŒp lɪt, -Ë?dru plɪt, Ë?kwÉ’d rÊŠ plɪt /
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noun
any group or combination of four.
quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
one of four such children or offspring.
Music. a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.
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Words nearby quadruplet
quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex, quadruplicate, quadruplicity, quadrupole
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How to use quadruplet in a sentence
But if, quite satisfied with your service, I propose to you five quadruplet instead of four, you would accept it without doubt.
The Guide of the Desert|Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for quadruplet
quadruplet
/ (Ë?kwÉ’drÊŠplɪt, kwÉ’Ë?druË?plɪt) /
noun
one of four offspring born at one birthOften shortened to: quad
a group or set of four similar things
music a group of four notes to be played in a time value of three
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Medical definitions for quadruplet
quadruplet
[ kwÅ-drÅÅ′plÄt, -drÅp′lÄt, kwÅd′rÉ™-plÄt ]
n.
One of four offspring born in a single birth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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