"octuplet" meaning in English

See octuplet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-octuplet.wav Forms: octuplets [plural]
Etymology: From octuple + -et. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|octuple|et}} octuple + -et Head templates: {{en-noun}} octuplet (plural octuplets)
  1. A group of eight things, particularly
    An eight-part multiplet.
    Sense id: en-octuplet-en-noun-47Qpx022
  2. A group of eight things, particularly
    A group of eight children born together.
    Sense id: en-octuplet-en-noun-mDNiYPPi
  3. A group of eight things, particularly
    (music) A group of eight notes played in the time of six.
    Sense id: en-octuplet-en-noun-f0bom8ji Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oct-, English terms suffixed with -et, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Yoruba translations, Collectives, Eight Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 5 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oct-: 18 15 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 6 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 7 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 15 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 12 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 11 11 78 Disambiguation of Collectives: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of Eight: 28 28 44 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (any of group of 8): octet Translations (one of eight babies born at the same birth): otteling [common-gender] (Danish), achtling [masculine] (Dutch), Achtling [masculine] (German), 八つ子 (yatsugo) (Japanese), ìbẹ́jọ (Yoruba)
Disambiguation of 'any of group of 8': 32 32 36 Disambiguation of 'one of eight babies born at the same birth': 33 34 33

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