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Definition of quadruplet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

quadruplet

noun

/ˈkwɒdrʊplət/

/kwɑːˈdruːplət/

(also quad)

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one of four children born at the same time to the same mother
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from quadruple, on the pattern of triplet.

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