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trip·tych (trip′tik)

noun

  1. an ancient writing tablet of three leaves hinged together
  2. 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

Etymology: < Gr triptychos, threefold < tri-, tri- + ptychē (gen. ptychos), a fold

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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