quadruplet
any group or combination of four.
quadruplets, four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
one of four such children or offspring.
Music. a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.
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How to use quadruplet in a sentence
But if, quite satisfied with your service, I propose to you five quadruplet instead of four, you would accept it without doubt.
The Guide of the Desert | Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for quadruplet
/ (ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt, kwɒˈdruːplɪt) /
one of four offspring born at one birth: Often shortened to: quad
a group or set of four similar things
music a group of four notes to be played in a time value of three
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