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triplicity definition

tri·plic·ity (tri plis′ə tē)

noun pl. triplicities -·ties

  1. the quality or condition of being triple
  2. a group of three
  3. Astrol. any of the four sets of three signs, each 120 degrees distant from the other two, into which the zodiac is divided; trigon

Etymology: ME triplicite < ML triplicitas < L triplex: see triplex

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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