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单词 triplicity
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Definition of triplicity in English:

triplicity

nounPlural triplicities trɪˈplɪsɪtitriˈplisədē
rare
  • 1A group of three people or things.

    〈罕〉三人一组,三件一套

    the triplicity of persons within the absolute unity of the godhead
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The triplicity of the Goddess in these texts is one of the most recurrent themes.
    • The triplicity of waters will give birth to a man who will choose Thursday as his holy day.
    1. 1.1archaic mass noun The state of being triple.
      〈古〉三倍,三重
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The primary meaning may be mystical, but paradoxical triplicity is very much in the spirit of the poem.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a term in astrology): from late Latin triplicitas, from Latin triplex, triplic- 'threefold' (see triplex).

Definition of triplicity in US English:

triplicity

nountriˈplisədē
rare
  • 1A group of three people or things.

    〈罕〉三人一组,三件一套

    the triplicity of persons within the absolute unity of the godhead
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The triplicity of waters will give birth to a man who will choose Thursday as his holy day.
    • The triplicity of the Goddess in these texts is one of the most recurrent themes.
    1. 1.1archaic The state of being triple.
      〈古〉三倍,三重
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The primary meaning may be mystical, but paradoxical triplicity is very much in the spirit of the poem.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a term in astrology): from late Latin triplicitas, from Latin triplex, triplic- ‘threefold’ (see triplex).

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