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Trigon

A figure having three angles; a triangle.

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Lyre 76% connected

A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Polygon 76% connected

A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many an…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Triad 76% connected

A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trio 76% connected

Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting together; a set of three; three united.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Triple 76% connected

Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Triplet 76% connected

A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wedge 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Triangle 92% connected

A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Trilateral 92% connected

Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Triplicity 92% connected

The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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