How to pronounce quintuplet
American English pronunciation
kwin-TUP-lit
- IPA
- /kwɪnˈtʌplɪt/
- Syllables
- kwin · TUP · lit (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
- Also said
- kwin-TOO-plit
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What quintuplet means
One of five babies born to the same mother at once
In a sentence: Each quintuplet in the family has a different color backpack.
Where it comes from: It comes from quintuple, an old word for "five times as much." Quintus is Latin for "fifth."
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