triplet

1 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]

2 one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

3 a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: trio, triad]

English

Noun

1. A group of three or one of a group of three.
2. One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
3. A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet

Translations

*Spanish: trillizo

• Spanish: tresillo
• ttbc Spanish: terceto

See also

• quadruplet, quad
• trio
• triptych
• twin

French

Noun

fr-noun m

1. triplet (2)

A triplet is a set of three items. It may refer to:

• one of three babies in a multiple birth
• Opal in preparation to be a gemstone
• Tuple of length 3 in mathematics
• Tuplet in music
• Tercet in poetry
• Spin triplet in quantum mechanics — as in triplet oxygen
• Tandem bicycle with three seats
• Photography triplet or paint triplet

The Triplets may refer to:

• The Triplets, a Catalan children's book
• The Triplets (band), a Latin pop group
• Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin of NFL fame from 1990-1999
• Binghamton Triplets, a minor league baseball team
• The Gregory Triplets, Welsh actors and models

See also

• Les Triplettes de Belleville, a 2003 french animated film by Sylvain Chomet
• Triptych, a work of art which is divided into three sections

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