trine

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All things are trine, as you have heard" (here he nodded), "and your singing does, therefore, not a double but a triple good.

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  1. adjective Threefold; triple.
  2. adjective Of or relating to an astrologically favorable positioning of two celestial bodies 120° apart.
  3. adjective In astrology, situated 120° apart.
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  • There were chairs loaded with citrines, which were gems that caused folk to sit, and if they then took up a la-trine, they would sing, and more. —  Yon Ill Wind
  • There are many other factors that affect the person's zodiac, such as which trine or groups of three do the animals belong to depending on their similarity in characteristics. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Okay, so I've got 3 planets in Virgo, and a double-grand-trine (and two T-squares) in Air. —  Integral Options Cafe
  • If you want to go further, you can look at the days when the moon makes the easy energetic connection known as the trine to your sun, where you can expect to have things a little easier or the friendly energetic connection known as the sextile.
  • Firstly, it says that Christ's doc - trine should not be kept hidden; rather, it must be preached throughout the whole world. —  Latest Articles
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin trīnus, sing. of trīnī, three each; see trei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Middle English trinen (preterit tron, trone), from Swedish trīna =Danish trine, step, tread.
  2. Middle English trinen for atrinen, from Anglo-Saxon æthrīnan, touch upon, touch, from æt, at, on, + hrīnan, touch: see rine. For the apheresis, cf. twit, twite, for atwite.
  3. Formerly also (in heraldry) trian, trien; from ME, trine, tryne =F. trin, trine =Spanish Portuguese Italian trino, from Latin trinus, threefold, plural trini, three by three, three each, from tres (tri-), three; see three.
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