English Explanatory Dictionary

quintuplet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
  2. One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
  3. A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

Pronunciation

/kwɪnˈtʌplət/ /kwɪnˈtjuːplət/ /kwɪnˈtuplət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-quintuplet.wav

Word forms

quintuplet quintuplets

Etymology

From quintuple + -et, from Middle French quintuple.

Synonyms

quintet

Related words

twin single solo double twofold triple threefold quadruple fourfold quintuple pentuple fivefold loner singleton monad pair couple twosome duo dyad trio threesome triad troika foursome quartet tetrad fivesome quintet pentad only one singlet one of two doublet triplet one of three quadruplet one of four quintuplet pentuplet one of five sextuple hextuple sixfold septuple heptuple sevenfold octuple eightfold ninefold nonuple tenfold decuple sixsome sextet hexad sevensome septet heptad eightsome
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