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QUINTUPLET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A set of five similar things considered as a unit

Synonyms:

quintet; quintette; quintuple; quintuplet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

quin; quint; quintuplet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

Synonyms:

5; cinque; fin; five; fivesome; Little Phoebe; pentad; Phoebe; quint; quintet; quintuplet; V

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

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

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

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