Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality or condition of being triple.
- noun A group or set of three.
- noun In astrology, one of four groups of the zodiac, each consisting of three signs separated from each other by 120°.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being triple or threefold; trebleness; threefoldness.
- noun A trinity; a triad.
- noun In astrology, the division of the signs according to the number of the elements; also, each division so formed, consisting of three signs. Every planet governs some triplicity, either by night or by day. See
trigon , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality or state of being
triple orthreefold ;trebleness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being triple
- noun (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He apologizes for it; he defends it; for the triplicity is a symbol of godhead, and it means that God is the origin of all life.
The Jesus of History T. R. Glover
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He apologizes for it; he defends it; for the triplicity is a symbol of godhead, and it means that God is the origin of all life.
The Jesus of History Glover, T R 1916
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Hey Artnews, I seem to have a comment triplicity going down - can you fix it up at your end - Jafagirl must think I am duplicitous - she left me a note on my blog asking why I deleted a post.
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The imagined triplicity may have consisted of (1) a seemingly concrete agent "me" who hoped to gain security by grasping at, avoiding, or drowning in (2) a seemingly concrete activity directed at (3) a seemingly concrete object.
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Since looking at ourselves in a mirror or at pictures from our past often supports a feeling of dualism, which then provides a foundation for feeling a triplicity, we work without props.
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Alternatively, the triplicity may have comprised (1) a seemingly concrete recipient or object "me" who hoped to gain security by grasping at, avoiding, or drowning in (2) a seemingly concrete activity performed by (3) a seemingly concrete agent.
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Bob Piper meanwhile wonders at the duplicity and triplicity of the Tories who are now calling for a referendum, having always opposed the same opportunity on far greater changes.
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I'm sorry about the above unintentional triplicity.
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Bob Piper meanwhile wonders at the duplicity and triplicity of the Tories who are now calling for a referendum, having always opposed the same opportunity on far greater changes.
Archive 2007-10-21 2007
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Miss Tickle and Kasey are right about different personas and what I suspect is your triplicity if you count work.
duality 2006
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