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quadruplet

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

quadruplet /kwäˈdro͞oplət, kwɑˈdruplət /
noun
1 (usually quadruplets) each of four children born at one birth.
2 Music a group of four notes to be performed in the time of three.
– ORIGIN late 18th century : from quadruple, on the pattern of triplet.