Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triplicity

/tɹɪˈplɪsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trip-lic-i-ty
IPA: /tɹɪˈplɪsɪti/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being triple or threefold; trebleness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The division of the twelve signs according to the four elements.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In their trinall triplicities on hye"
"he very promptly and speedily formed and fashioned a complete fabric of the houses of heaven in all their parts, whereof when he had considered the situation and the aspects in their triplicities, he fetched a deep sigh, and said: I have clearly enough already discovered unto you the fate of your cuckoldry, which is unavoidable, you cannot escape it."

Etymology

From triplic(ate) + -ity, from Latin triplicitas, from Latin triplex, triplicis (“threefold”). Compare French triplicité. See triplicate.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: triplicitas, triplex
Suffix: triplicate

Usage

Inflected Forms

triplicities (plural)

Synonyms

trigon

Rhymes With

electricity publicity simplicity ethnicity toxicity felicity elasticity plasticity historicity chromaticity atomicity benedicite

Questions

How do you pronounce triplicity?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪˈplɪsɪti/.
What does triplicity mean?: The quality or state of being triple or threefold; trebleness.
Where does triplicity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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