decaplet

English

From deca- (“ten”) +‎ -ple (“multiply”) +‎ -et (“forming diminutives”); in ignorance of existence of decuplet.

decaplet (plural decaplets)

Alternative form of decuplet.
- 1956, Peter Fleming, My Aunt's Rhinoceros, and Other Reflections‎^,], page 78:
  "Medical opinion is that reported instances of multiple [human] births in excess of seven must be looked on with great suspicion," they write sternly; yet they do not deny us a somehow tantalizing glimpse of Ann Birch who, in 1781, is alleged to have produced decaplets of whom one girl survived to marry a Mr. Platt of Leeds.
- 1989 July 30, "For the Record", Chicago Sun-Times, page 4:
  There have been three cases reported of decaplets - multiple births of 10 children.

单词	decaplet
释义	decaplet English Etymology From deca- (“ten”) +‎ -ple (“multiply”) +‎ -et (“forming diminutives”); in ignorance of existence of decuplet. Noun decaplet (plural decaplets) Alternative form of decuplet. 1956, Peter Fleming, My Aunt's Rhinoceros, and Other Reflections‎^,], page 78: "Medical opinion is that reported instances of multiple [human] births in excess of seven must be looked on with great suspicion," they write sternly; yet they do not deny us a somehow tantalizing glimpse of Ann Birch who, in 1781, is alleged to have produced decaplets of whom one girl survived to marry a Mr. Platt of Leeds. 1989 July 30, "For the Record", Chicago Sun-Times, page 4: There have been three cases reported of decaplets - multiple births of 10 children.
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