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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Greek triptychos having three folds, from tri- + ptych? fold Date: 1731 1. an ancient Roman writing tablet with three waxed leaves hinged together 2. a. a picture (as an altarpiece) or carving in three panels side by side b. something composed or presented in three parts or sections; especially trilogy

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a picture or relief carving on three panels, usu. hinged vertically together and often used as an altarpiece. b a set of three associated pictures placed in this way. 2 a set of three writing-tablets hinged or tied together. 3 a set of three artistic works. Etymology: TRI-, after DIPTYCH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Triptych Trip"tych, n. [Gr. ? consisting of three layers or plates; ? (see Tri-) + ?, ?, a fold, layer.] Anything in three parts or leaves. Specifically: (a) A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part. (b) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(triptychs) A triptych is a painting or a carving on three panels that are usually joined together by hinges. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Domesday Book, abstract, abstraction, account book, address book, adversaria, album, altarpiece, annual, appointment calendar, appointment schedule, blankbook, block print, blotter, calendar, cashbook, catalog, classified catalog, clover, collage, color print, commonplace book, copy, court calendar, cyclorama, daub, daybook, desk calendar, deuce-ace, diary, diptych, docket, engagement book, engraving, fresco, icon, illumination, illustration, image, journal, leash, ledger, likeness, log, logbook, loose-leaf notebook, memo book, memorandum book, memory book, miniature, montage, mosaic, mural, notebook, pad, panorama, petty cashbook, photograph, picture, pocket notebook, pocketbook, police blotter, print, representation, reproduction, scrapbook, scratch pad, set of three, shamrock, spiral notebook, stained glass window, stencil, still life, table, tableau, tablet, tapestry, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, wall painting, workbook, writing tablet, yearbook