| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr n |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Threefold; triple. 2a. Of or relating to an astrologically favorable positioning of two celestial bodies 120° apart. b. In astrology, situated 120° apart. | | NOUN: | 1. A group of three. 2. In astrology, the aspect of two planets when 120° apart. 3. Trine Christianity See Trinity (sense 2). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin trnus, sing. of trn, three each. See trei- in Appendix I.
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