quintuplet
[ kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo- ]
/ kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ- /
noun
any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind.
quintuplets,
five children or offspring born of one pregnancy.
one of five such children or offspring.
Music.
a group of five notes of equal value performed in the time normally taken for four.
Words nearby quintuplet
quintic,
quintile,
quintilian,
quintillion,
quintuple,
quintuplet,
quintuplex,
quintuplicate,
quinua,
quinze,
quip
Example sentences from the Web for quintuplet
Quintole, quintuplet—a group of five notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to four notes of the same value.
Music Notation and Terminology |Karl W. Gehrkens
British Dictionary definitions for quintuplet
quintuplet
/ (ˈkwɪntjʊplɪt, kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt) /
noun
a group or set of five similar things
one of five offspring born at one birth
Often shortened to: quin
music
a group of five notes to be played in a time value of three, four, or some other value
Medical definitions for quintuplet
quintuplet
[ kwĭn-tŭp′lĭt, -tōō′plĭt, kwĭn′tə-plĭt ]
n.
One of five offspring born in a single birth.