trinity
Meaning
- A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
- The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɹɪnɪti/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīni (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).
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