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quintuplet
[ kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo- ]
/ kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ- /
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noun
any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind.
quintuplets, five children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
one of five such children or offspring.
Music. a group of five notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for four.
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Words nearby quintuplet
quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze, quip, quipster
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How to use quintuplet in a sentence
Pairs coalesce into triads, quintuplets, and suddenly the entire forest is pulsating with a common, glittering beat.
Flickering fireflies pulse to a beat that mathematicians have long been seeking|Raphael Sarfati / The Conversation|November 21, 2022|Popular-ScienceQuintole, quintuplet—a group of five notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to four notes of the same value.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
British Dictionary definitions for quintuplet
quintuplet
/ (ˈkwɪntjʊplɪt, kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt) /
noun
a group or set of five similar things
one of five offspring born at one birthOften shortened to: quin
music a group of five notes to be played in a time value of three, four, or some other value
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