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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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]

2. one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy;

3. a set of three similar things considered as a unit;
[syn: trio, triad, triplet, triple]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Triplet \Trip"let\, n. [From Triple.] 1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united. [1913 Webster] 2. (Poetry) Three verses rhyming together. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Three children or offspring born at one birth. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

triplet 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] 2: one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy 3: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: trio, triad, triplet, triple]