Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A work, such as an altarpiece, consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
- noun A hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A picture, carving, or other representation in three compartments side by side: most frequently used for an altar-piece.
- noun A series of writing-tablets, three in number, hinged or tied together.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part.
- noun A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun art A
picture or series of pictures painted on threetablets connected byhinges . - noun philately A set of three
se-tenant postage stamps that form a composite picture.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The word triptych came from Greek, meaning threefold.
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The word triptych came from Greek, meaning threefold.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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The word triptych came from Greek, meaning threefold.
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Probably the coolest feature of the DVD is the option to watch the film in triptych form, with three takes of the same scenes playing simultaneously.
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Probably the coolest feature of the DVD is the option to watch the film in triptych form, with three takes of the same scenes playing simultaneously.
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The elegant main altarpiece or retablo, a large triptych, is thought to be the oldest surviving work of its kind in Mexico.
Did you know? Mexico has five of the world's most endangered heritage sites 2008
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The elegant main altarpiece or retablo, a large triptych, is thought to be the oldest surviving work of its kind in Mexico.
Did you know? Mexico has five of the world's most endangered heritage sites 2008
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By 2000, she says, she wanted to divide her life into a "triptych" -- participating in cultural institutions, performing charitable service and earning "my money for eating bread."
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The triptych was the one her father had stolen from Sean.
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The other was a medieval triptych, which is a fancy word for a carving set into three folding panels.
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quotato commented on the word triptych
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November 15, 2007
dontcry commented on the word triptych
I love this word because it makes me laugh. When I first heard it I thought it was one of those maps that AAA makes for your car trip!
I thought today was kind of a "tri-ish" day.
May 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word triptych
In stamp collecting, a se-tenant strip of three related stamps forming one overall design.
August 25, 2008