Triptych Definition

trĭptĭk
triptychs
noun
An ancient writing tablet of three leaves hinged together.
Webster's New World
A set of three panels with pictures, designs, or carvings, often hinged so that the two side panels may be folded over the central one, commonly used as an altarpiece.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Triptych

Noun

Singular:
triptych
Plural:
triptychs

Origin of Triptych

  • From Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος (triptukhos, “consisting of three layers, threefold"), from τρί- (tri-) + πτυχή (ptukhÄ“, “a fold").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek triptukhos threefold tri- tri- ptux ptukh- fold

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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