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quintuplet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kwɪnˈtʌplət/ (Canada, US)
• /kwɪnˈtuplət/ (Canada, US)
• /kwɪnˈtjuːplət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɪnˈtʌplət/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From quintuple + -et, from Middle French quintuple.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Relateds

couple · centuplet · eightfold · twofold · tredecuplet · one of a hundred · heptad · quintuple · one of two · duodecuplet · septet · triplet · one of eight · solo · one of nine · trio · dyad · sevensome · twelvesome · sevenfold · centuple · one of four · ennead · triad · thirteensome · one of twelve · one of three · foursome · ninefold · nonet · multiplet · tenfold · eightsome · twelvefold · quadruple · septuple · nonuple · sextuplet · pentuple · singleton · elevenfold · quintuplet · tensome · twosome · hundredsome · twin · sixsome · singlet · one of seven · hextuplet · quintet · pentuplet · monad · elevensome · sextet · one of many · duo · troika · thirteenfold · septuplet · heptuplet · octuplet · threefold · one of six · hextuple · one of ten · double · undecuplet · single · loner · one of thirteen · ninesome · hendecuplet · fivefold · octet · octad · one of eleven · only one · quartet · decad · decet · decuplet · pair · quadruplet · sixfold · doublet · one of five · octuple · a hundredfold · fourfold · duodecuple · tredecuple · sextuple · triple · decuple · heptuple · undecuple · fivesome · multiple · nonuplet · threesome · tetrad · hexad · pentad · hendecuple

Synonyms

quintet (five things)

Translations (21)

mi māhanga rima (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · cy pumled (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · pt quíntupla (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · sv femling (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · yo ìbárùn-ún (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · gl quintillizo (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · es quintillizo (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · ro cvintolet ((music) group of five notes played in place of four) · de Fünfling (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · nl vijfling (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · fr quintolet ((music) group of five notes played in place of four) · pt quíntuplo (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · ca quintigemin (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · fr quintuplé (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · ca quintigèmina (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · nn femling (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · ja 五つ子 (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · fi viitonen (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · tr beşiz (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · da femling (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth) · nb femling (one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth)