noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kwɒˈdɹʌplət/
Received-Pronunciation:/kwɑˈdɹuːplət/
Canada, US:/kwɑˈdɹʌplət/
Canada, US:/kwɑˈdɹuplət/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A set of four, particularly
A tuplet of four notes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A set of four, particularly
A sequence of four elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a set of four similar things considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quartet, quartette, quadruple
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
6
noun
Meaning 6
one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quad
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sibling, sib
7
noun
Meaning 7
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, foursome, Little Joe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: digit, figure
History
Etymology
From quadruple + -et.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
quadrigemin
— infant born as one of four
Catalan:
quadrigèmina
— infant born as one of four
Dutch:
vierling
— infant born as one of four
Estonian:
nelikud
— infant born as one of four
Finnish:
nelonen
— infant born as one of four
French:
quadruplé
— infant born as one of four
German:
Vierling
— infant born as one of four
Japanese:
四つ子
(yotsugo)
— infant born as one of four
Māori:
māhanga whā
— infant born as one of four
Māori:
huawhā
— infant born as one of four
Norwegian Bokmål:
firling
— infant born as one of four
Norwegian Nynorsk:
firling
— infant born as one of four
Polish:
czworaczek
— infant born as one of four
Swedish:
fyrling
— infant born as one of four
Turkish:
dördüz
— infant born as one of four
Welsh:
pedrybled
— infant born as one of four
Yoruba:
ìbẹ́rin
— infant born as one of four
Bulgarian:
четворка
(četvorka)
— sequence of four elements
Finnish:
nelikko
— sequence of four elements
French:
quadruplet
— sequence of four elements
Japanese:
四つ組
(yotsu-gumi)
— sequence of four elements
French:
quartolet
— (music) tuplet of four notes
Romanian:
cvartolet
— (music) tuplet of four notes