quintuplet

quin·tu·plet  (kwn-tplt, -tplt, -ty-, kwnt-plt)

n.

1. One of five offspring born in a single birth.

2. A group or combination of five associated by common properties or behavior.

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[From quintuple (modeled on triplet).]

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quintuplet

Noun

one of five children born at one birth

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Quintuplet(s) a collection of five; five children born at the same time to the same woman.

Examples: quintuplet of rays, 1885; the Dionne quintuplets, 1934.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quintuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one 5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, V digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	quintuplet - one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy quin, quint sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
	3.	quintuplet - a set of five similar things considered as a unit quintuple, quintette, quintet 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

quintuplet [kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt] n → quintillizo

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quintuplet [kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt] n → quintuplé(e)

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quintuplet [kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt] n → uno/a di cinque gemelli