Quadruplet
[kwo-druhp-lit, -droo-plit, kwod-roo-plit] /kwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, -ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt/
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.
/ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt; kwɒˈdruːplɪt/
noun
1.
one of four offspring born at one birth Often shortened to quad
2.
a group or set of four similar things
3.
(music) a group of four notes to be played in a time value of three
n.
“one of four children at a single birth,” 1787; from quadruple (adj.) with ending from triplet. Related: Quadruplets. Musical sense is from 1873.
quadruplet quad·ru·plet (kwŏ-drŭp’lĭt, -drōō’plĭt, kwŏd’rə-plĭt)
n.
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