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triptych


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Triptych  \Trip"tych\,  n.  [Gr.  ?  consisting  of  three  layers  or 
  plates;  ?  (see  {Tri-})  +  ?,  ?,  a  fold,  layer.] 
  Anything  in  three  parts  or  leaves.  Specifically: 
  a  A  writing  tablet  in  three  parts  two  of  which  fold  over 
  on  the  middle  part 
  b  A  picture  or  altarpiece  in  three  compartments. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  triptych 
  n  :  a  painting  or  carving  (especially  an  altarpiece)  on  three 
  panels  (usually  hinged  together) 




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