triptych

Noun
US[trip-tik]/ˈtrɪptɪk/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)Type of art, fine art
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Trip′tych noun

Origin: 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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