n.
Pronunciation: tri- ' pli-s ə -t ē , tr ī -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English triplicite, from Late Latin triplicitas condition of being threefold, from Latin triplic-, triplex
Date: 14th century
1 : one of the groups of three signs each distant 120 degrees from the other two into which the signs of the zodiac are divided ― called also trigon
2 : the quality or state of being triple or threefold