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triptych

English

Alternative forms

  • triptich

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (tríptukhos, “consisting of three layers, threefold”), from ???- (trí-) + ????? (ptukh?, “a fold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??pt?k/
  • Rhymes: -?pt?k

Noun

triptych (plural triptychs)

  1. (art) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.
  2. (philately) A set of three se-tenant postage stamps that form a composite picture.

Hypernyms

  • (arts): polyptych

Related terms

  • diptych

Translations

triptych From the web:

  • triptych meaning
  • what triptych is an artwork that is comprised of three
  • what does triptych mean
  • what is triptych art
  • what is triptych photography
  • what does triptych mean in art
  • what does triptych mean in english
  • what does triptych

trilogy

English

Etymology

Latin & New Latin trilogia, from Ancient Greek ????? (treîs, “three”) + ????? (lógos, “story, account”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??l?d?i/

Noun

trilogy (plural trilogies)

  1. A set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
    • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
      That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.

Related terms

  • dilogy (2)
  • tetralogy (4)
  • pentalogy (5)
  • hexalogy (6)
  • heptalogy (7)
  • octalogy (8)
  • ennealogy (9)
  • decalogy (10)
  • polylogy (2+)

Translations

trilogy From the web:

  • what trilogy means
  • what trilogy is split part of
  • what trilogy should i watch
  • what trilogy is 365 days based on
  • trilogy what happens in paradise
  • trilogy what is 4
  • trilogy what does it mean
  • what's after trilogy
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