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quintuplet definition

quin·tu·plet (kwin tup′lit; kwin to̵̅o̅′plit, -tyo̵̅o̅′-; kwin′tə plət)

noun

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

Etymology: dim. of quintuple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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