WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•plic•i•ty
(tri plis′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties.
- the quality or state of being triple;
threefold character or condition. - a group or combination of three;
triad. - Astrologythe division of the signs of the zodiac into four groups of three signs each, the fire signs, the earth signs, the air signs, and the water signs, with each sign separated from others within the group by 120 degrees of the ecliptic. Cf. element (def. 12).
- Late Latin triplicitās threefold state. See triplex, -ity
- Middle English triplicite 1350–1400
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