heptuplet en · NOUN
Etymology
From heptuple + -et.
Meanings
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One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.
El Paso Herald: A Hawaiian woman is accredited with heptuplets, three and a half pair of twins, all at once. And Honolulu is waiting to see what Roosevelt purposes to do about it.
1905 September 2, “Late Local News in Brief”, in The Janesville Daily Gazette, volume 49, number 148, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heptuplets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |