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- [kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo-]
- /kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-/
- /kwɪnˈtuː.plət/
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- [kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo-]
- /kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-/
Definitions of quintuplet word
- noun quintuplet any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind. 1
- noun quintuplet quintuplets, five children or offspring born of one pregnancy. 1
- noun quintuplet one of five such children or offspring. 1
- noun quintuplet Music. a group of five notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for four. 1
- noun quintuplet Each of five children born to the same mother at one birth. 1
- noun quintuplet one of 5 children from same pregnancy 1
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Origin of quintuplet
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; quintuple + -et
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Parts of speech for Quintuplet
noun
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quintuplet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
quintuplet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quintuplet
noun quintuplet
- cinque — the number five in cards, dice, etc
- cinquefoil — any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
- limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
- lustrum — Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years.
- pentacle — pentagram.
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