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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe]
2: one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy [syn: quadruplet, quad]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1709 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 each of four children born at one birth. 2 a set of four things working together. 3 Mus. a group of four notes to be performed in the time of three. Etymology: QUADRUPLE, after triplet

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quadruplet Quad"ru*plet, n. [From Quadruple.] 1. A collection or combination of four of a kind. 2. pl. Four children born in the same labor. 3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the reders can assist in the propulsion.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(quadruplets) Quadruplets are four children who are born to the same mother at the same time. N-COUNT: usu pl