Meanings
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noun
a set or group of three related people or things
The architect repeated the same triplet of arches along the facade.
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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.
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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.
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Etymology
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.