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heptuplet

heptuplet noun: one of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.

Noun

heptuplet (plural heptuplets)

  1. One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.
    • El Paso Herald: A Hawaiian woman is accredited with heptuplets, three and a half pair of twins, all at once. And Honolulu is waiting to see what Roosevelt purposes to do about it.1905 September 2, “Late Local News in Brief”, in The Janesville Daily Gazette, volume 49, number 148, page 5
    Synonyms:
    septuplet

Synonyms of heptuplet

Forms of heptuplet

pluralheptuplets

Origin of heptuplet

From heptuple + -et.

Questions about heptuplet

What does heptuplet mean?
Heptuplet means one of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.
What part of speech is heptuplet?
Heptuplet is a noun.
What is the plural of heptuplet?
The plural of heptuplet is heptuplets.

Words near heptuplet in the dictionary

  1. heptoxides
  2. heptulose
  3. heptuloses
  4. heptuple
  5. heptuples
  6. heptuplet
  7. heptuplets
  8. heptyl
  9. heptylamine
  10. heptylamines
  11. heptylene

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