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tri⋅gon

  [trahy-gon]
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–noun
1. a triangle.
2. an ancient Greek stringed instrument with a triangular shape.
3. Astrology Archaic.
a. trine.
b. triplicity.
Origin:
1555–65; < L trigōnum triangle < Gk trígōnon, n. use of neut. of trígōnos three-angled. See tri-, -gon
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trigon.

 
1. trigonometric.
2. trigonometrical.
3. trigonometry.
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tri·gon   (trī'gŏn')   
n.  

  1. A triangular lyre or harp of Roman and Greek antiquity.

  2. See triplicity.

  3. Archaic A triangle.


[Latin trigōnum, from Greek trigōnon, from neuter of trigōnos, triangular : tri-, tri- + gōniā, angle; see -gon.]
tri·plic·i·ty   (trĭ-plĭs'ĭ-tē, trī-)   
n.   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.


[Middle English, three signs of the zodiac, from Late Latin triplicitās, triplicity, from Latin triplex, triplic-, triplex; see triplex.]
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