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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

tri·plet / ˈtriplit/ • n. 1. (usu. triplets) one of three children or animals born at the same birth. 2. a set or succession of three similar things. ∎ Mus. a group of three equal notes to be performed in the time of two or four. ∎ a set of three rhyming lines of verse. 3. Physics & Chem. an atomic or molecular state characterized by two unpaired electrons with parallel spins. ∎ a group of three associated lines close together in a spectrum or electrophoretic gel.

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triplet

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

triplet. Group of 3 notes, or notes and rests, equal in time-value, written where a group of 2 notes is suggested by time signature. Usually indicated by adding numeral 3 above each group.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "triplet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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triplet

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature | 2003 | | Copyright

triplet, three successive lines of verse rhyming together, occasionally introduced among heroic couplets, e.g. by Dryden.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "triplet." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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triplet

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

triplet A lens consisting of three individual optical elements.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

triplet •mallet, palette, pallet, valet •tablet • pamphlet • aglet • anklet •candlelit • hamlet •Caplet, chaplet •lamplit • flatlet • mantlet •haslet, Hazlitt •scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit, varlet •armlet • lancelet • branchlet •martlet, tartlet •plantlet • pellet • reglet • necklet •playlet • lakelet • bracelet •platelet, statelet •wavelet • leaflet • eaglet • streamlet •billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet, willet •driblet, triblet •piglet • singlet • gimlet • inlet •kinglet, ringlet, springlet, winglet •ripplet, triplet •wristlet •eyelet, islet, stylet, twilit •pikelet •collet, Smollett, wallet •goblet • rodlet •omelette (US omelet) • droplet •torchlit •corselet, corselette •gauntlet (US gantlet) • owlet •townlet • toadlet • notelet • toilet •moonlit • sextuplet • fruitlet •bullet, pullet •booklet, brooklet, hooklet •quadruplet • annulet • septuplet •rivulet • quintuplet •gullet, mullet •doublet • floodlit •runlet, sunlit •couplet • cutlet • frontlet • violet •coverlet • circlet • verselet

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