septuplet

English

Etymology

From septuple +‎ -et.

Noun

septuplet (plural septuplets)

1. A group of seven, particularly (music) a tuplet of seven notes.

   Coordinate terms: singlet, couplet, triplet, quadruplet, tetraplet, pentuplet, sextuplet, octuplet, nonuplet, decuplet, centuplet, multiplet

2. One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.

Synonyms

• (group of 7): See septet
• (music): septimole

Translations

one of seven babies born at the same birth

• Danish: syvling c
• French: septuplé (fr) m
• German: Siebenling m
• Irish: seachtrín m
• Japanese: 七つ子 (ja) (nanatsugo)
• Yoruba: ìbéje

music: septuplet

• Greek: επτάηχο n (eptáicho)