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单词 quadruplet
释义

quadruplet

[ kwo-druhp-lit, -droo-plit, kwod-roo-plit ]
/ kwɒˈdrʌp lɪt, -ˈdru plɪt, ˈkwɒd rʊ plɪt /
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noun

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.

Origin of quadruplet

1780–90; quadruple + -et (modeled on triplet)

Words nearby quadruplet

quadrumvir, quadrumvirate, quadruped, quadruple, quadruple run, quadruplet, quadruple time, quadruplex, quadruplicate, quadruplicity, quadrupole
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Example sentences from the Web for quadruplet

  • 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

quadruplet
/ (ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt, kwɒˈdruːplɪt) /

noun

one of four offspring born at one birthOften 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for quadruplet

quadruplet
[ kwŏ-drōōplĭt, -drŭplĭt, kwŏdrə-plĭt ]

n.

One of four offspring born in a single birth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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