noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kwɪnˈtʌplət/
Received-Pronunciation:/kwɪnˈtjuːplət/
Canada, US:/kwɪnˈtʌplət/
Canada, US:/kwɪnˈtuplət/
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rhymes with -ʌplət
rhymes with -uplət
CMU ARPABET:K W IH1 N T AH1 P L AH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One of a group of five, particularly babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
a set of five similar things considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintet, quintette, quintuple
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
5
noun
Meaning 5
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quint, quin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sibling, sib
6
noun
Meaning 6
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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