plural triplicities
Definition of triplicity
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
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The first known use of triplicity was in the 14th century
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