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trine.

Triple; threefold.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɹaɪn/
  1. Triple; threefold.

    not-comparable
  2. Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English trine, from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus.

noun/tɹaɪn/
  1. A group of three things.

  2. An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English trine, from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus.

verb/tɹaɪn/
  1. To put in the aspect of a trine.

    transitive
  2. To hang; to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

    UK · archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English trine, from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus.

verb/tɹaɪn/
  1. To go.

    UK · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English trynen, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse troða (“to walk, tread”); compare Old Swedish trina (“to go”).

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