Triptych: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Triptych noun. A picture or carving on three hinged panels, or any work in three related parts.
How to say it
TRIP-tik/ˈtrɪptɪk/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (TRIP).
Triptych in a sentence
The altarpiece is a triptych whose side panels fold shut over the central scene.
Her new novel completes a triptych about one Yorkshire family.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- three-panel painting
- trilogy
- set of three
Where triptych comes from
From Greek triptukhos, folded in three.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Her new novel completes a _____ about one Yorkshire family.
- bravura
- cadence
- triptych
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triptych: Her new novel completes a triptych about one Yorkshire family.