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Definition of "triplicity" []

  • The quality or condition of being triple. (noun)
  • A group or set of three. (noun)
  • In astrology, one of four groups of the zodiac, each consisting of three signs separated from each other by 120°. Also called trigon. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "triplicity" in a sentence
  • "He apologizes for it; he defends it; for the triplicity is a symbol of godhead, and it means that God is the origin of all life."
  • "Hey Artnews, I seem to have a comment triplicity going down - can you fix it up at your end - Jafagirl must think I am duplicitous - she left me a note on my blog asking why I deleted a post."
  • "The imagined triplicity may have consisted of (1) a seemingly concrete agent "me" who hoped to gain security by grasping at, avoiding, or drowning in (2) a seemingly concrete activity directed at (3) a seemingly concrete object."