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[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Trine \Trine\, v. t.
To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.]
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By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined.
--Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Trine \Trine\, a. [See Trinal.]
Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth,
and thickness.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Trine \Trine\, n. [F. trine, trin. See Trinal.]
1. (Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other
120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.
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In sextile, square, and trine. --Milton.
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2. A triad; trinity. [R.]
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A single trine of brazen tortoises. --Mrs.
Browning.
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Eternal One, Almighty Trine! --Keble.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
trine
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-
ace]