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quadruplet

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quadruplet /ˈkwɒdrʊplɪt , kwɒˈdruːplɪt /
noun
1 (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.