triplicity

(tri plisə tē)

noun pl. triplicities

  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

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

See triplicity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. tri·plic·i·ties
  1. The quality or condition of being triple.
  2. A group or set of three.
  3. In astrology, one of four groups of the zodiac, each consisting of three signs separated from each other by 120°. Also called trigon.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, three signs of the zodiac

Origin: , from Late Latin triplicitās, triplicity

Origin: , from Latin triplex, triplic-, triplex; see triplex

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