Definitions for quadrupletkwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, -ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quad•ru•pletkwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, -ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt(n.)
any group or combination of four.
quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
Category: Medicine
one of four such children or offspring.
Category: Medicine
Music. a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of quadruplet:
1780–90; on the model of triplet
Princeton's WordNet
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
quadruplet, quad(noun)
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple(noun)
a set of four similar things considered as a unit
Wiktionary
quadruplet(Noun)
One of a group of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
quadruplet(Noun)
Sequence of four elements.
Origin: From quadruple and -et.
Translations for quadruplet
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quadruplet(noun)
(abbreviation quad
- een van 'n vierlingAfrikaans
- أرْبَعَة توائِمArabic
- едно от четирите деца родени по едно и също време от една майкаBulgarian
- quadrigêmeoPortuguese (BR)
- čtyřčeCzech
- der VierlingGerman
- firlingDanish
- τετράδυμοGreek
- cuatrillizoSpanish
- nelik(laps)Estonian
- هر یک از چهار قلو هاFarsi
- nelonenFinnish
- quadruplésFrench
- רְבִיעִייָהHebrew
- चतुष्कHindi
- jedno odčetvorkiCroatian
- négyes ikrekHungarian
- kembar empatIndonesian
- fjórburiIcelandic
- (uno di quattro gemelli)Italian
- ４つ子Japanese
- 네 쌍둥이Korean
- vienas iš ketvertukoLithuanian
- četrītisLatvian
- anak kembar empatMalay
- vierlingDutch
- firlingNorwegian
- jedno z czworaczkówPolish
- هر یک از چهار قلو هاPersian
- هر یو د څلور ماشومانوPashto
- quadrigémeoPortuguese
- unul din patru gemeniRomanian
- один из четырёх близнецовRussian
- štvorčaSlovak
- četverčekSlovenian
- jedno dete odčetvorkiSerbian
- fyrlingSwedish
- แฝดสี่คนThai
- dördüzlerden her biriTurkish
- 四胞胎中之一Chinese (Trad.)
- четверняUkrainian
- چار جڑواںUrdu
- trẻ sinh tưVietnamese
- 四胞胎中之一Chinese (Simp.)
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