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1.
A ~ is an object, arrangement, or flat shape with three straight sides and three angles.
Its outline roughly forms an equilateral ~.
...~s of fried bread.
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2.
The ~ is a musical instrument that consists of a piece of metal shaped like a ~. You play it by hitting it with a short metal bar.
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3.
If you describe a group of three people as a ~, you mean that they are all connected with each other in a particular situation, but often have different interests.
She plays a French woman in a love ~ with Jonathan Pryce and Christopher Walken.
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see also eternal ~