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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Quadruplet \Quad"ru*plet\, noun [From {Quadruple}.]
1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. pl. Four children born in the same labor. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the riders can assist in the propulsion. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
quadruplet
noun
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four}, {4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary}, {quaternity}, {quartet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
2: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: {quad}]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartet}, {quartette}]
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