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quadruplet

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quad·ru·plet  (kw-drplt, -drplt, kwdr-plt)
n.
1. One of four offspring born in a single birth.
2. A group or combination of four associated by common properties or behavior.
3. Music A group of four notes having the time value of three notes of the same kind.

[From quadruple (modeled on triplet).]

quadruplet
Noun
one of four children born at one birth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quadrupletquadruplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2.quadruplet - one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
3.quadruplet - a set of four similar things considered as a unit
set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
Translations

quadruplet [kwɔˈdruːplɪt] ncuatrillizo
quadruplet [kwɔˈdruːplɪt] nquadruplé(e)
quadruplet [kwɔˈdruːplɪt] nuno/a di quattro gemelli

quadruplet
n quadruplet [kwoˈdruːplit]
(abbreviation quad kwod) one of four children born at the same time to one mother. een van 'n vierling أرْبَعَة توائِم едно от четирите деца родени по едно и също време от една майка čtyřče firling der Vierling τετράδυμο cuatrillizo nelik(laps) هر یک از چهار قلو ها neloset quadruplés רְבִיעִייָה चतुष्क jedno od četvorki négyes ikrek kembar empat fjórburi (uno di quattro gemelli) 4つ子 네 쌍둥이 중의 하나 vienas iš ketvertuko četrītis anak kembar empat vierling firling jedno z czworaczków quadrigémeo unul din patru gemeni один из четырёх близнецов štvorča četverček jedno dete od četvorki fyrling แฝดสี่คน dördüzlerden her biri 四胞胎中之一 четверня چار جڑواں trẻ sinh tư


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