QUADRUPLET

quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple

(noun) a set of four similar things considered as a unit

quadruplet, quad

(noun) one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

four, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quadruplet (plural quadruplets)

One of a group of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

(music) A tuplet of four notes.

A sequence of four elements.

A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.

Source: Wiktionary


Quad"ru*plet, n. [From Quadruple.]

1. A collection or combination of four of a kind.

2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.

3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the reders can assist in the propulsion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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