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Meaning of QUADRUPLET

Pronunciation:  'kwâdrûplit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a set of four similar things considered as a unit
  2. [n]  one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
  3. [n]  the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
 
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 Synonyms: 4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quad, quartet, quartet, quartette, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad
 
 See Also: digit, figure, set, sib, sibling

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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