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octuplet

octuplet noun: an eight-part multiplet.

Noun

octuplet (plural octuplets)

  1. An eight-part multiplet.
  2. A group of eight children born together.
  3. A group of eight notes played in the time of six.

Synonyms of octuplet

Forms of octuplet

pluraloctuplets

Origin of octuplet

From octuple + -et. By surface analysis, oct- + -u- + -ple + -et.

Questions about octuplet

What does octuplet mean?
Octuplet means an eight-part multiplet.
What part of speech is octuplet?
Octuplet is a noun.
What is the plural of octuplet?
The plural of octuplet is octuplets.

Words near octuplet in the dictionary

  1. octuor
  2. octuors
  3. octuple
  4. octupled
  5. octuples
  6. octuplet
  7. octuplets
  8. octuplex
  9. octuplicate
  10. octuplicated
  11. octuplicates

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