quintuplet

quin·tup·let

Q0037600 (kwĭn-tŭp′lĭt, kwĭn′tŭp′-)n.1. One of five offspring born in a single birth.2. A group or combination of five associated by common properties or behavior.

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[From quintuple (modeled on triplet).]

quintuplet

(ˈkwɪntjʊplɪt; kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt) n1. a group or set of five similar things2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) one of five offspring born at one birth. Often shortened to: quin 3. (Music, other) music a group of five notes to be played in a time value of three, four, or some other value

quin•tu•plet

(kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-)

n. 1. any group or combination of five, esp. of the same kind. 2. quintuplets, five children or offspring born of one pregnancy. 3. one of five such children or offspring. 4. a group of five musical notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for four. [1870–75]

Quintuplet(s)

 a collection of five; five children born at the same time to the same woman.Examples: quintuplet of rays, 1885; the Dionne quintuplets, 1934.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quintuplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintet, Vdigit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	quintuplet - one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancyquin, quintsib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
	3.	quintuplet - a set of five similar things considered as a unitquintuple, quintette, quintetset - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"

Translations

五胞胎中之一

quintuplet

(kwinˈtjuːplit) , (kwinˈtaplit) noun (abbreviation quin (kwin) ) one of five children born at the same time to one mother. 五胞胎中之一 五胞胎中之一