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TRINE
three, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
trine (not comparable)
Triple; threefold.
(astrology) Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.
Synonyms
• (triple; threefold): tern, treble; see also triple
Noun
trine (plural trines)
A group of three things.
(astrology) An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.
Synonyms
• (a group of three things): threesome, triad; see also trio
Verb
trine (third-person singular simple present trines, present participle trining, simple past and past participle trined)
(transitive, astrology) To put in the aspect of a trine.
(obsolete, UK, thieves) To hang; To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
(obsolete, UK, thieves) To go.
Anagrams
• Inter, Terni, Tiner, inert, inter, inter-, niter, nitre, riten., terin
Source: Wiktionary
Trine, a. Etym: [See Trinal.]
Definition: Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.
Trine, n. Etym: [F. trine, trin. See Trinal.]
1. (Astrol.)
Definition: The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. In sextile, square, and trine. Milton.
2. A triad; trinity. [R.] A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning. Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble.
Trine, v. t.
Definition: To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.] By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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