Triptych Definition
trĭptĭk
triptychs
noun
An ancient writing tablet of three leaves hinged together.
Webster's New World
A set of three panels with pictures, designs, or carvings, often hinged so that the two side panels may be folded over the central one, commonly used as an altarpiece.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Triptych
Noun
Singular:
triptych
Plural:
triptychsOrigin of Triptych
From Ancient Greek τρίπτυχος (triptukhos, “consisting of three layers, threefold"), from τρί- (tri-) + πτυχή (ptukhÄ“, “a fold").
From Wiktionary
From Greek triptukhos threefold tri- tri- ptux ptukh- fold
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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