Triptych
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹɪp.tɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Triptych is a noun meaning (art) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.
Meaning
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.
More Meanings
- (by extension) A group of three people or works, especially when considered representative of a particular field or theme.
- (figurative) Any set of three closely connected ideas or objects.
Example Sentences
Witchcraft, heresy, and counterfeiting formed a triptych in popular imagination and in the law.
The interest here is […] to construct for heuristic purposes a triptych of different “roads to salvation” as reflected in domains of preaching of contemporary Egypt.
There was nothing quite like Hanalei Bay, that great horseshoe of protected water fed by the thick artery of the Hanalei River and framed by a triptych of mountains.
Thus, with the passing years, Papa Wemba, a hardworking and introverted man, has come to embody “African pop,” forming a triptych with Youssou N’Dour and Salif Keita.
Word Forms
- triptychs
- triptich
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triad, triangle, tripod, triptich, tryptich, triptyque.
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