quintuplet

quintuplet
[ˈkwɪntjʊˌplɪt, kwɪnˈtjuːplɪt]
noun
  1. (一般作 quintuplets)each of five children born to the same mother at one birth
    五胞胎之一
  2. (Music)a group of five notes to be performed in the time of three or four
    (乐)五连音(指在三拍或四拍时间内均等地奏出的五个音)
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from quintuple, on the pattern of words such as triplet
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