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triplet definition

tri·plet (trip′lit)

noun

  1. a collection or group of three, usually of one kind; specif.,
    1. a group of three successive lines of poetry, usually rhyming
    2. a group of three musical notes to be performed in the time of two of the same value
  2. any of three offspring born at a single birth

Etymology: tripl(e) + -et

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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