QUINTUPLET

quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple

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

quintuplet, quint, quin

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

five, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quintuplet (plural quintuplets)

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

(music) A tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.

A collection or combination of five things.

A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

Source: Wiktionary


Quin"tu*plet, n. [From Quintuple.]

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

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

3. (Mus.) A group of five connected notes; a turn of five notes.

4. A cycle having five crank shafts and adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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