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The definition of a trinity is the state of being three, or a set of three.
(Astrol.) The aspect of two planets 120 degrees apart, considered favorable
The definition of a triumvirate is a three person or position government or other system of authority.
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The team of horses
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
group (related)
(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
triform
Having three different forms
Three-sided
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Preceded by two others in a series; 3d or 3rd
The definition of tertiary is third.
(Zoology) The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
Made up of three related elements, often matching
ternate
An island of eastern Indonesia in the northern Moluccas east of northeast Sulawesi. Settled by the Portuguese (1522–1574), it was subjugated by the Dutch in 1683.
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(Rare) A group or set of three
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Forming a trinity; threefold
A group of three dramatic or literary works related in subject or theme.
triplets
Plural form of triplet
An old unit of liquid measure, equal to13 pipe (42 gallons)
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An activity involving three people, especially a golf match in which one player competes against two others who alternate their play.
A card, die, or domino with three pips.
menage-a-trois
A relationship in which three people, such as a married couple and a lover, live together and have sexual relations.
(Music) A chord of three tones, especially one built on a given root tone plus a major or minor third and a perfect fifth.
trichotomic
A group of three lines that rhyme with one another or are connected by rhyme with an adjacent triplet or triplets
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
being one more than two
trinary
Alternative form of ternary.
(Genetics) A unit of three successive nucleotides in a molecule of DNA or RNA that codes for a specific amino acid; a codon or anticodon.
trigonous
Of a triangle; triangular
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trinal
(Now rare) Having three parts; triple.
The definition of tripartite is something that has three parts, versions, or parties.
triplication
The action or result of the verb to triplicate.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Having bases that are triangles, as a prism
(UK, trademark) a safety glass for car windows, consisting of three layers (glass and mica)
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(Now Rare) A set of three; triad
trichotomy
Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
tripartition
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Find another word for three. In this page you can discover 68 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for three, like: thrice, trinity, triunity, triply, threefold, trine, triumvirate, troika, terzetto, group and triform.