septuplet
1
7.7
A group of seven similar people or things, for example seven babies born together
- noun
- /ˈsɛptəˌplɛt/
:
septeto
- The television show featured the daily lives of the septuplets and their enthusiastic parents.
Examples
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Shortly after finding the rogue septuplets, we learned that our "deluxe" Saskatchewan cloning facility had not embedded locator chips in the cows as advertised.
Fiction book (1997) -
The McCaughey family gained international attention when they welcomed their seven newborn septuplets into the world.
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Each of the seven septuplets developed distinct personalities that amazed their parents.
Synonyms
septet
vsseptuplet
1
7.2
A group of seven people, often musicians or a piece for seven players
focuses on births and general sets rather than musical groups
9.2
A group of seven people who act as one
is used especially for seven children born together rather than ordinary groups of people
septette
vsseptuplet
8.8
A group of seven people or things seen as one unit, often musicians
is used especially for seven children born together rather than musical ensembles
Surface Forms
septuplet singular
septuplets plural
Morphology
Etymology
Septuplet can mean a group or set of seven similar things, like seven paintings or seven friends. It comes from Latin septem 'seven' and the ending -uplet is like in triplet, so it means 'a set of seven'.