quadruplet: Meaning and Definition of
quad•ru•plet
Pronunciation: (kwo-drup'lit, -dr'plit, kwod'roo-plit), [key]
— n.
- any group or combination of four.
- four children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
- one of four such children or offspring.
- a group of four notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for three.
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