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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Recent Examples of triplet The missing sisters, from Hungary, are part of a set of triplets, with the other triplet being their sister Edit Huszti, according to the BBC. Raven Brunner, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Behind me were the Music Center’s elegant triplets of the arts: the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025 The triplets Phoebe carried and birthed for her brother Frank Jr. (Giovanni Ribisi) and his wife Alice (Debra Jo Rupp) were played briefly in season 4 by real-life quadruplets Cole, Justin, Alexandria and Paul Cimoch. Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024 Twister had triplets, but Twisters stuck with twins. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for triplet 

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“Triplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triplet. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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