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quadruplet definition

quad·ru·plet (kwä dro̵̅o̅′plit, -drup′lit; kwə-; kwä′drə plit)

noun

  1. any of four offspring from the same pregnancy
  2. a collection or group of four, usually of one kind

Etymology: dim. of quadruple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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