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tri⋅plic⋅i⋅ty

  [tri-plis-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality or state of being triple; threefold character or condition.
2. a group or combination of three; triad.
3. Astrology. the division of the signs of the zodiac into four groups of three signs each, the fire signs, the earth signs, the air signs, and the water signs, with each sign separated from others within the group by 120 degrees of the ecliptic. Compare element (def. 12).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME triplicite < LL triplicitās threefold state. See triplex, -ity
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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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