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quintuplet

quin·tu·plet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo-]
    • /kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-/
    • /kwɪnˈtuː.plət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quintuplet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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

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Synonyms 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.

Top questions with quintuplet

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