Septuplet
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A group of seven, particularly (music) a tuplet of seven notes.
- 2 One of a group of seven, particularly one of seven babies born at the same birth.
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From septuple + -et.
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