Definition

1. Noun:
   • A set of three similar things considered as a unit: A group of three items that are alike or connected, often treated as a single entity.
   • One of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy: One individual from a group of three siblings (three babies) born together from a single gestation.
   • The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one: The number three.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The artist created a triplet of paintings on the same theme. (Referring to a set of three similar things.)
  • She is the eldest of the triplets. (Referring to one of three siblings born together.)
  • A triplet is one more than a couple. (Referring to the number three.)

Advanced Usage

• In poetry: A triplet can refer to a stanza of three lines that rhyme.
  • The poet concluded the verse with a powerful triplet.
• In music: A triplet is a group of three notes played in the time of two of the same kind.
  • The rhythm in that bar is defined by a sixteenth-note triplet.

Variants and Related Words

• Triple (adj): Consisting of or involving three parts or members.
  • She scored a triple victory.
• Triplicate (n): One of three identical copies or items.
  • Please sign the form in triplicate.

Synonyms

• Trio: A group or set of three people or things.
• Threesome: A group of three people.
• Trey (informal, chiefly in cards/dice): The number three.

Related Phrases

• "To give birth to triplets": To have three babies at once.
  • They were overjoyed to give birth to triplets.
• "A triplet of stars": A group of three stars, often used in astronomy.
  • The telescope revealed a beautiful triplet of stars in the constellation.

Related Idioms

• "Third time's a charm": This idiom, while not containing the word "triplet," relates to the concept of three and the belief that the third attempt will be successful. It is conceptually linked to the significance of the number three.
  • I failed twice, but third time's a charm!

Noun

1. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
2. one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
3. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one