quintuplet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quintuplet	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quintuplet n the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe] one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Synonym(s): quintuplet, quint, quin a set of five similar things considered as a unit Synonym(s): quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quintuplet \Quin"tu*plet\, n. [From {Quintuple}.] 1. A collection or combination of five of a kind. 2. pl. Five children born in the same labor. 3. (Mus.) A group of five connected notes; a turn of five notes. 4. A cycle having five crank shafts and adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.