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. [Middle English, three signs of the zodiac, from Late Latin triplicit  s, triplicity, from Latin triplex, triplic-, triplex; see triplex.] |
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 degreesastrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
| 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" |
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