triplet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a set or group of three related people or things

   The architect repeated the same triplet of arches along the facade.

2. 2
   noun

   one of three children or young born in the same pregnancy

   Each triplet wore a different color so visitors could tell the babies apart.

3. 3
   noun

   a group of three musical notes played in the time normally given to two

   The pianist kept the triplet even against the steady beat in the left hand.

Common collocations

• triplet code Noun + noun

From triple + the diminutive suffix -et, probably modeled on doublet. Its core sense is a group of three, later specialized for one of three siblings and for a three-note rhythmic figure in music.

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