Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quadruplet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
quadruplet
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn: {four},
{4}, {IV}, {tetrad}, {quatern}, {quaternion}, {quaternary},
{quaternity}, {quartet}, {foursome}, {Little Joe}]
2: one of four children born at the same time from the same
pregnancy [syn: {quad}]
3: a set of four similar things considered as a unit [syn: {quartet},
{quartette}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.