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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| quartet | a group of four people or things |
| quarter | one of four equal parts of something |
| quadrangle | a shape with four sides |
| quadruped | an animal that walks on four legs |
| quadruple | to make something four times as much or four in number |
| quadruplets | four babies born at the same time |
| quintet | a group of five people or things |
| quintuplets | five babies born at the same time |
| quintessence | the most important part or best example of something |
| quintessential | being the perfect or most typical example of something |
| pentagon | a shape with five sides |
| octet | a group of eight people or things |
| octagon | a shape with eight sides |
| octave | a set of eight musical notes, or the distance between them |
| decimal | a number that uses a decimal point to show parts of a whole |
| decathlon | a sports event with ten different competitions |
| decade | a period of ten years |
| decimate | to greatly reduce or destroy a large part of something |
| centimeter | a small unit of length in the metric system |
| century | a period of 100 years |
| centigrade | a temperature scale where water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° (also called Celsius) |
| centennial | a 100th anniversary |
| bicentennial | a 200th anniversary |
| percentage | a way to show a number out of 100, using the percent sign |