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triptych

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trip·tych  (trptk)
n.
1. A work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
2. A hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome.

[From Greek triptukhos, threefold : tri-, tri- + ptux, ptukh-, fold.]

triptych [ˈtrɪptɪk]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece
2. a set of three hinged writing tablets
[from Greek triptukhos, from tri- + ptux plate; compare diptych]

triptych
a set of three paintings or images, each on a separate leaf, but hinged together.
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Noun1.triptych - art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)triptych - art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
Translations
triptych [ˈtrɪptɪk] Ntríptico m
triptych [ˈtrɪptɪk] ntriptyque m
triptych
nTriptychon nt
triptych [ˈtrɪptɪk] ntrittico


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