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Synonyms for quintuplet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kwin-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, kwin-too-plit, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : kwɪnˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈkwɪn tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ-

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Définition of quintuplet

Origin :
  • 1873, "set of five things" (originally in music), from quintuple (adj.) with ending from triplet. In plural, "five children at one birth" it is recorded from 1889.
  • As in five : noun five of something
Example sentences :
  • Quintole, quintuplet—a group of five notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to four notes of the same value.
  • Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens
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