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septuplet

septuplet noun: a group of seven, particularly (music) a tuplet of seven notes.

Noun

septuplet (plural septuplets)

  1. A group of seven, particularly (music) a tuplet of seven notes.
  2. One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.
    • Lady (Alyson Levy): Where are my babies? Where are my babies?
      Xavier (Vernon Chatman): Keep it down, lady, we got families around here.
      Lady: Aaaah, have you seen my babies?
      Xavier: I'm poppin' a peek at a smokin' babe right now.
      Lady: I lost seven of my babies!
      Xavier: Tragic, I've got septuplets...2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 4

Synonyms of septuplet

Forms of septuplet

pluralseptuplets

Origin of septuplet

From septuple + -et.

Questions about septuplet

What does septuplet mean?
Septuplet means a group of seven, particularly (music) a tuplet of seven notes.
What part of speech is septuplet?
Septuplet is a noun.
What is the plural of septuplet?
The plural of septuplet is septuplets.

Words near septuplet in the dictionary

  1. septuor
  2. septuors
  3. septuple
  4. septupled
  5. septuples
  6. septuplet
  7. septuplets
  8. septuplex
  9. septuplicate
  10. septuplicated
  11. septuplicates

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