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trinity

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
/ˈtrɪn.ɪ.ti/ literary

Definition

a group of three things or people: British culture now appears to revolve around the unholy trinity of sport, shopping, and sex. Above all Amenabar worships the trinity of Hitchcock, Kubrick, and Spielberg.Groups of peopleGroups of things according to number
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