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Triptych

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Noun

1. triptych

art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Triptych

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noun
1. 
a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece
2. 
a set of three hinged writing tablets

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Triptych

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noun
1. 
an ancient writing tablet of three leaves hinged together
2. 
a set of three panels with pictures, designs, or carvings, often hinged so that the two side panels may be folded over the central one, commonly used as an altarpiece

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Triptych

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n.
1.
a. A work, such as an altarpiece, consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
b. A set of three related works, as in photography, painting, or literature: "a triptych of stories told from alternating viewpoints" (Diane Scharper).
2. A hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome.

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