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    quintuplet

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    quin·tu·plet /ˈkwɪntjʊplət, kwɪnˈtjuːp- $ kwɪnˈtʌp-/ noun [countable]  HBHMXone of five babies born to the same mother at the same time 五胞胎之一 → quadruplet, sextuplet
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    quintuplet• Woodward believes the quintuplet would benefit from playing alongside and against players of National League First Division and international standard.    Origin quintuplet (1800-1900) quintuple “five times” ((16-21 centuries)), from Late Latin quintuplex, from Latin quintus “fifth”
    quin·tu·plet nounChineseSyllable
    to Corpus the five of mother same babies the at born one


    quintuplet
    quin‧tu‧plet /ˈkwɪntjʊplət, ˈkwɪntjʊplɪt, kwɪnˈtjuːp- $ kwɪnˈtʌp-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: quintuple 'five times' (16-21 centuries), from Late Latin quintuplex, from Latin quintus 'fifth'
    one of five babies born to the same mother at the same time ⇨ quadruplet, sextuplet


    quin·tu·pletBrE /ˈkwɪntʊplət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkwɪntʊplət/ 🔊BrE /kwɪnˈtjuːplət/ 🔊NAmE /kwɪnˈtjuːplət/ 🔊BrE /kwɪnˈtʌplət/ 🔊NAmE /kwɪnˈtʌplət/ 🔊 (also BrE, informal quin) (also NAmE, informal quint) nounone of five children born at the same time to the same mother 五胞胎之一