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Definition of "quadruplet" []

  • One of four offspring born in a single birth. (noun)
  • A group or combination of four associated by common properties or behavior. (noun)
  • Music A group of four notes having the time value of three notes of the same kind. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "quadruplet" in a sentence
  • "He suffered a life threatening disease in 2008, but fought his way back to health for his wife, quadruplet daughters and new baby girl."
  • "This method is partly why I have seen more quadruplet fawns than many think possible."
  • "In Michigan we are finding that gun laws are getting less and less restrictive this year they are doing away with the "Safty Inspections" registration of handguns all together, when you purchase a handgun you fill out a quadruplet form and one copy goes to the store, one to the local P.D. or Sheriff's office, one to the State Police, and one to the purchaser."