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Definition of triplet : 1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.
2. A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.
3. Three children or offspring born at one birth.
4. Three verses rhyming together.

Synonyms:

3, Trinity, ternary, III, tierce, tether, collar, leash, third, common chord, tercet, one-third, three-bagger, lead, terzetto, trey, trine, terce, ternion, deuce-ace, three-base hit

delta, triplex, triad, tripod, troika, clover, deltoid, trimester, triple, triptych, trilogy, triangle, trio, three, threesome, trident

Usage examples:

• In a volume of miscellaneous poems I met with one, written with the patriotic purpose of cheering the country under it; one triplet struck me as rather alarming for us, however soothing to America. - "Domestic Manners of the Americans", Fanny Trollope.
• Mrs. Triplet groaned aloud. - "Peg Woffington", Charles Reade.
• " Mrs. Woffington," said Mr. Triplet to his wife. - "Peg Woffington", Charles Reade.