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Definition of quadruplet
1 : a combination of four of a kind
2 : one of four offspring born at one birth
3 : a group of four musical notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to three of the same kind
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The Miners were the first quadruplets born in Orange County via the technique and more than 40 medical staff assisted in their delivery, which was eight weeks early.
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Quadruplets from Ohio will attend Yale University together this fall.
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Nigel, Zachary, Aaron, and Nick Wade—quadruplet seniors at Lakota East High School in Butler County, Ohio—had a fantastic but difficult choice to make.
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The quadruplets were delivered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. on Dec. 30.
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This isn’t the first time that the prestigious institution has admitted quadruplets, though.
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Ohio UPDATE, May 1: All four quadruplets from Lakota East High School in Liberty Township, Ohio, have made their college choice.
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The popular New Lenox summer concert series this year is the Triple Play Plus One, featuring a quadruplet of musical shows in the Commons, including a couple of returning artists.
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Kortney delivered her babies days before Christmas at 29 weeks—the first time Piedmont Newnan Hospital had ever delivered quadruplets.
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First Known Use of quadruplet
1709
QUADRUPLET Defined for English Language Learners
quadruplet
playDefinition of quadruplet for English Language Learners
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: one of four babies that are born at the same time to the same mother
QUADRUPLET Defined for Kids
quadruplet
playDefinition of quadruplet for Students
: one of four offspring born at one birth
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See words that rhyme with quadruplet Spanish Central: Translation of quadruplet Nglish: Translation of quadruplet for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about quadruplet
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