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.

Origin of quintuplet

First recorded in 1870–75; quintuple + -et

Words nearby quintuplet

quintic, quintile, Quintilian, quintillion, quintuple, quintuplet, quintuplex, quintuplicate, quinze, quip, quipster
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Words related to quintuplet

cinquefoil, pentangle, pentagram, quintuple, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintette, pentagon, limerick, pentad, quincunx, quinquennial, quintuplicate

Example sentences from the Web for quintuplet

  • Quintole, 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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Medical definitions for quintuplet

quintuplet
[ kwĭn-tŭp′lĭt, -tōō′plĭt, kwĭn′tə-plĭt ]

n.

One of five offspring born in a single birth.
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