as in trio
a group of three
the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme
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The couple has four children together (with three being triplets!).
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Brendan Le, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
In this photo from Sept. 11, 1957, first grade teacher Helen Lenon instructs students, including a set of triplets, in her classroom at Roosevelt Elementary School in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
—Vicki Cox, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
Zac Efron Cried When His Disney Channel Pilot Wasn't Picked Up
Zac Efron was supposed to be part of a Disney Channel Original Series called Triple Play that focused on identical triplets.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Alison Hanley Hanley is a speech-language pathologist who put triplets through Noblesville schools after moving to the city from New Hampshire in 2018.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
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Brendan Le, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
In this photo from Sept. 11, 1957, first grade teacher Helen Lenon instructs students, including a set of triplets, in her classroom at Roosevelt Elementary School in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
—Vicki Cox, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
Zac Efron Cried When His Disney Channel Pilot Wasn't Picked Up
Zac Efron was supposed to be part of a Disney Channel Original Series called Triple Play that focused on identical triplets.
—Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Alison Hanley Hanley is a speech-language pathologist who put triplets through Noblesville schools after moving to the city from New Hampshire in 2018.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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