quadruplet
A set of four, particularlyA set of four, particularly: A tuplet of four notes.
» My sisters and I are quadruplets.
Meaning
4 sensesA set of four, particularly
A tuplet of four notes.
A sequence of four elements.
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
Vierling
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.
Examples
6 sentencesMy sisters and I are quadruplets.
My brothers and I are quadruplets.
ruМы с братьями четверняшки.
The quadruplets are only distinguishable by little jailhouse tattoos behind their ears.
My daughter has just given birth to quadruplets!
Tom is a quadruplet.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From quadruple + -et.From quadruple + -et.
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Forms
plural: quadruplets| Singular | quadruplet |
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| Plural | quadruplets |
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Synonyms
14 synonyms- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy:quad
- a set of four similar things considered as a unit:quartetquartettequadruple
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one:four4IVtetradquaternquaternionquaternaryquaternity