[trip.let] n [
[2]triple] (1656) 1: a unit of three lines of verse
2. a: a combination, set, or group of three b: a group of three elementary particles (as positive, negative, and neutral pions) with different charge states but otherwise similar properties c: an atom or molecule with an even number of electrons that have a net magnetic moment d: codon
3: one of three children or offspring born at one birth
4: a group of three musical notes or tones performed in the time of two of the same value