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trip·tych

(trĭp′tĭk)

a. A work, such as an altarpiece, consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.

b. A set of three related works, as in photography, painting, or literature: "a triptych of stories told from alternating viewpoints" (Diane Scharper).

2. A hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome.

[From Greek triptukhos, threefold : tri-, tri- + ptux, ptukh-, fold.]

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triptych

(ˈtrɪptɪk)

1. (Art Terms) a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece

2. a set of three hinged writing tablets

[C18: from Greek triptukhos, from tri- + ptux plate; compare diptych]

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trip•tych

(ˈtrɪp tɪk)

n.

1. a set of three panels or compartments side by side, bearing pictures, carvings, or the like.

2. a set of three hinged writing tablets, used in antiquity for letters, etc., usu. by inscribing the wax-coated inner surfaces with a stylus.

[1725–35; < Greek tríptychos of three plates =tri- tri- + -ptychos, derivative of ptýx, s. ptych- plate]

triptych

a set of three paintings or images, each on a separate leaf, but hinged together.

triptych

A series of three painted panels or doors that are hinged or folded.

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Noun

triptych - art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"

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triptyque

trittico

триптих

triptych

[ˈtrɪptɪk] N → tríptico m

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triptych

[ˈtrɪptɪk] n → triptyque m

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triptych

n → Triptychon nt

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triptych

[ˈtrɪptɪk] n → trittico

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