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triplicity
[ trih-plis-i-tee ]
noun
, plural tri·plic·i·ties.
- the quality or state of being triple; threefold character or condition.
- a group or combination of three; triad.
- 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 ).
triplicity
/ trɪˈplɪsɪtɪ /
noun
- a group of three things
- the state of being three
- astrology any of four groups, earth, air, fire, and water, each consisting of three signs of the zodiac that are thought to have something in common in their nature
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triplicity1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triplicity1
C14: from Late Latin triplicitās , from Latin triplex threefold; see triplex
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Example Sentences
We have already noticed the triplicity, in some instances, of Norman chancel arches.
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We are utterly tired of the triplicity; and we are mistaken if its application here be not as inconsistent as it is arbitrary.
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The same triplicity of ἀρχαὶ in the organism had been recognised by Erasistratus, later than Aristotle, though long before Galen.
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There is a strong and lasting sympathy among persons belonging to signs of the same group, or Triplicity.
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In this statement this master agrees with the philosophers who give a triplicity of essential principles as the base of ontology.
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