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.
   • 2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 4:

     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 myself. I don't know what I'd do if I lost them. Good thing I'm a responsible parent. You should try it sometime.

Synonyms

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

Translations

one of seven babies born at the same birth

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

music: septuplet

• Greek: επτάηχο n (eptáicho)