trinity

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪnɪti/

The English word “trinity” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.

Etymology

From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).

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