TRIPLICITY

triplicity

(noun) the property of being triple

triplicity, trigon

(noun) (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

triplicity (countable and uncountable, plural triplicities)

The quality or state of being triple or threefold; trebleness.

(astrology) The division of the twelve signs according to the four elements.

Source: Wiktionary


Tri*plic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. triplicité, fr. L. triplex, triplicis, threefold. See Triplicate, a.]

Definition: The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness. In their trinal triplicities on high. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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