QUADRUPLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quadruplet mean? 

• QUADRUPLET (noun)
  The noun QUADRUPLET has 3 senses:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

2. one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

3. a set of four similar things considered as a unit

  Familiarity information: QUADRUPLET used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUADRUPLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

4; four; foursome; IV; Little Joe; quadruplet; quartet; quatern; quaternary; quaternion; quaternity; tetrad

Hypernyms ("quadruplet" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

quad; quadruplet

Hypernyms ("quadruplet" is a kind of...):

sib; sibling (a person's brother or sister)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A set of four similar things considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

quadruple; quadruplet; quartet; quartette

Hypernyms ("quadruplet" is a kind of...):

set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

 Context examples 

A pregnancy involving twins or higher-order multiple fetuses (e.g., triplets, quadruplets).

(Multiple Gestation, NCI Thesaurus)