Quadruplet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Quadruplet	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quadruplet n the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy Synonym(s): quadruplet, quad a set of four similar things considered as a unit Synonym(s): quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quadruplet \Quad"ru*plet\, n. [From {Quadruple}.] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. 2. pl. Four children born in the same labor. 3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the reders can assist in the propulsion.