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Triplet \Trip"let\, n. [From Triple.]

1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united. [1913 Webster]

2. (Poetry) Three verses rhyming together. [1913 Webster]

3. (Mus.) A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two. [1913 Webster]

4. pl. Three children or offspring born at one birth. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

triplet

noun

1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
2: one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
3: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: trio, triad]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Triplet \Trip"let\, n. [From Triple.]

1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.

2. (Poetry) Three verses rhyming together.

3. (Mus.) A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.

4. pl. Three children or offspring born at one birth.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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