What does "heptuplet" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "heptuplet"?

Common synonyms include: septuplet.

Heptuplet

noun

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Noun

1
One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.
"El Paso Herald: A Hawaiian woman is accredited with heptuplets, three and a half pair of twins, all at once. And Honolulu is waiting to see what Roosevelt purposes to do about it."

Synonyms

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septuplet

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"El Paso Herald: A Hawaiian woman is accredited with heptuplets, three and a half pair of twins, all at once. And Honolulu is waiting to see what Roosevelt purposes to do about it."

Etymology

From heptuple + -et.

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