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octuplet

[ ok-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-; ok-too-plit, -tyoo- ]

noun

  1. a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
  2. Music. a group of eight notes that are to be played or sung in the same time as six notes of equal value.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of octuplet1

First recorded in 1850–55; octuple + -et
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California: Hearing Begins for Doctor in Octuplet Births Nadya Suleman’s fertility doctor implanted her with a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that gave her octuplets, a state attorney said Monday, conflicting with Ms. Suleman’s assertions that only six embryos were implanted and two of them split.

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