1. three children born to the same mother at the same birth
2. a group or set of three similar things
3. three musical notes played in the time usually occupied by two notes of the same value
Usage: music

Examples

• The couple was surprised to learn they were expecting triplets.
• Raising triplets requires a lot of patience and energy.
• The triplets celebrated their fifth birthday together.
• She arranged the flowers in triplets around the garden.
• The pianist practiced playing triplets to improve her rhythm.
• The DNA sequence contained several triplets that coded for amino acids.
• The photographer captured triplets of images for the time-lapse sequence.