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   triptych

   /ˈtrɪptɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an altarpiece: "a triptych depicting the Crucifixion"
   • ▪ a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together: "a triptych on the theme of the holocaust"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (denoting a set of three writing tablets hinged or tied together): from tri- ‘three’, on the pattern of diptych.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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