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tri·plic·i·ty  (tr-pls-t, tr-)

n. pl. tri·plic·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being triple.

2. A group or set of three.

3. In astrology, one of four groups of the zodiac, each consisting of three signs separated from each other by 120°. Also called trigon.

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[Middle English, three signs of the zodiac, from Late Latin triplicits, triplicity, from Latin triplex, triplic-, triplex; see triplex.]

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triplicity [trɪˈplɪsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. a group of three things

2. the state of being three

3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology any of four groups, earth, air, fire, and water, each consisting of three signs of the zodiac that are thought to have something in common in their nature

[from Late Latin triplicitās, from Latin triplex threefold; see triplex]

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Noun	1.	triplicity - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees trigon astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon triad, triple, triplet, trio - a set of three similar things considered as a unit
	2.	triplicity - the property of being triple         magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"