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quad⋅ru⋅plet

  [kwo-druhp-lit, -droo-plit, kwod-roo-plit]
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–noun
1. any group or combination of four.
2. quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
3. one of four such children or offspring.
4. Music. a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.
Origin:
1780–90; quadruple + -et (modeled on triplet)
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quad·ru·plet   (kwŏ-drŭp'lĭt, -drōō'plĭt, kwŏd'rə-plĭt)   
n.  

  1. One of four offspring born in a single birth.

  2. A group or combination of four associated by common properties or behavior.

  3. Music A group of four notes having the time value of three notes of the same kind.


[From quadruple (modeled on triplet).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: qua·dru·plet
Pronunciation: kwä-'dr&p-l&t, -'drüp-; 'kwäd-r&p-
Function: noun
1 : one of fouroffspring born at one birth
2 quadruplets pl : a group of four offspring born at one birth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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quadruplet quad·ru·plet (kwŏ-drŭp'lĭt, -dr&oomacr;'plĭt, kwŏd'rə-plĭt)
n.

  1. One of four offspring born in a single birth.

  2. A group or combination of four associated by common properties or behavior.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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