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triune

[trahy-yoon] Origin

tri·une

[trahy-yoon]
adjective
1.
three in one; constituting a trinity in unity, as the Godhead.
noun
2.
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.

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So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1595–1605; tri- + -une < Latin ūnus one
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triune (ˈtraɪjuːn)
 
adj
1.  constituting three in one, esp the three persons in one God of the Trinity
 
n
2.  a group of three
3.  (often capital) another word for Trinity
 
[C17: tri- + -une, from Latin ūnus one]
 
tri'unity
 
n

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triune
"three in one," 1630s, from tri- + L. unus "one" (see one).
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