/ ˈkwɒdrʊplət; kwɒˈdruːplət; NAmE kwɑː-/ (also quad ) noun
one of four children born at the same time to the same mother
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from quadruple , on the pattern of triplet .
/ ˈkwɒdrʊplət; kwɒˈdruːplət; NAmE kwɑː-/ (also quad ) noun
one of four children born at the same time to the same mother
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from quadruple , on the pattern of triplet .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005