SEPTUPLET


Meaning of SEPTUPLET in English

/ ˈseptjʊplɪt; sepˈtjuːplɪt; NAmE sepˈtəplət; -ˈtuːp-/ noun

one of seven children born at the same time to the same mother

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from late Latin septuplus , from Latin septem seven, on the pattern of words such as triplet .

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