quad|ru|plet

quad|ru|plet
quad|ru|plet «KWOD ru pliht, kwod ROO-», noun.
1. one of four children born at the same time of the same mother: »

The quadruplets were three sisters and one brother.

2. any group or combination of four: »

The official form is in quadruplet and the writing on the last copy is not very dark.

3. a group of four notes to be played in the time of three.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Quadruplet — Quad ru*plet, n. [From {Quadruple}.] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. pl. Four children born in the same labor. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the riders… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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