Main Entry: tri·plic·i·ty

Pronunciation: \tri-ˈpli-sə-tē, trī-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural tri·plic·i·ties

Etymology: Middle English triplicite, from Late Latin triplicitas condition of being threefold, from Latin triplic-, triplex

Date: 14th century

1 : one of the groups of three signs each distant 120 degrees from the other two into which the signs of the zodiac are divided —called also trigon
2 : the quality or state of being triple or threefold