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Quintuplet vs Five - What's the difference?

quintuplet | five |

As nouns the difference between quintuplet and five

is that quintuplet is one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth while five is the digit/figure 5.

As a numeral five is

a numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six. This many dots (•••••.

quintuplet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
  • (music) A tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.

    • See also

    * twin (coefficient)

    five

    English

    (wikipedia five)

    Alternative forms

    * Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numerals: V

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number following four and preceding six. This many dots (•••••)

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 5.
    • He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
  • (US) A five-dollar bill.
    • Can anyone here change a five ?
  • Anything measuring five units, as length.
    • All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.
  • A person who is five years old.
    • The fives and sixes will have snack first, then the older kids.
  • five o'clock
    • See you at five .
  • A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
    • Take five , soldier.

    Derived terms

    * five and dime * five-and-twenty * five-bar gate * five-card stud * five-finger exercise * five-line whip * five o'clock * high five * low five * take five * gimme five * slap me five

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