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quadruplet

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Etymology

From quadruple + -et.

Pronunciation

Noun

quadruplet (plural quadruplets)

  1. A set of four, particularly
    Coordinate terms: singlet, couplet, triplet, tetraplet, quintuplet, pentuplet, sextuplet, septuplet, octuplet, nonuplet, decuplet, centuplet, multiplet
    1. (music) A tuplet of four notes.
    2. A sequence of four elements.
  2. One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
  3. A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • prime quadruplet

Translations

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.dʁy.plɛ/, /kwa.dʁy.plɛ/

Noun

quadruplet m (plural quadruplets)

  1. quadruplet (sequence of 4 elements)

Latin

Verb

quadruplet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of quadruplō

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