Meanings
nountuplet (plural tuplets)
plural tuplets
- entertainmentA note value with a nonstandard duration; a set of notes subdivided within a single beat.
Origin
From the endings of words such as quintuplet and septuplet. Compare tuple.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 連音符 /连音符
- 連音符 /连音符 (liányīnfú)note value with a non-standard duration
Finnish poikkeusjako
- poikkeusjakonote value with a non-standard duration
Japanese 連音符
- 連音符 (renompu)note value with a non-standard duration
Polish triola
- triolanote value with a non-standard duration
Portuguese quiáltera, quiálteras
- quiálteranote value with a non-standard duration
- quiálterasnote value with a non-standard duration
Cite this entry
APA
tuplet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuplet
MLA
“tuplet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuplet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuplet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuplet.
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