quintuplet
pronunciation
How to pronounce quintuplet in British English:
UK [ˈkwɪntʊplət]
How to pronounce quintuplet in American English:
US [kwɪnˈtʌplɪt, -ˈtuplɪt, -ˈtju-, ˈkwɪntəplɪt]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Word Origin
- quintuplet (n.)
- 1873, "set of five things" (originally in music), from quintuple (adj.) with ending from triplet. In plural, "five children at one birth" it is recorded from 1889.
Example
- 1. Quintuplet trading company limited registered information .
- 2. But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplet , four girls and a boy , an event which radically changed their lives .