QUADRUPLET


Meaning of QUADRUPLET in English

/ 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.