Define the word quadruplet"Quadruplet" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Quadruplet \Quad"ru*plet\, n. [From Quadruple.]
1. A collection or combination of four of a kind.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the
riders can assist in the propulsion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
"quadruplet" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
quadruplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four,
4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary,
quaternity, quartet, foursome, Little Joe]
2: one of four children born at the same time from the same
pregnancy [syn: quad]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet,
quartette]
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