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triology

triology noun: a trilogy.

Noun

triology (plural triologies)

  1. A trilogy.
    • Among the remaining pieces of Æschylus, we have what is highly deserving of our attention, a complete triology. The antiquarian account of triologies is this, that in the more early times the poet did not contend for the prize with a single piece, but with three, which however were not always...1848, Frederic H[enry] Hedge, Prose Writers of Germany, Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey and Hart, page 433, column 2
    • Anthony Burgess’s Enderby triology is now a tetralogy, with a new volume “Composed to placate kind readers of The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby’s End, who objected to my casually killing my hero.”1984 May 5, Keith Wilson, “Burgess raises Clockwork man from the dead”, in The Weekend Citizen, Ottawa, Ont., page 44

Examples of triology in a sentence

  • Among the remaining pieces of Æschylus, we have what is highly deserving of our attention, a complete triology.1848, Frederic H[enry] Hedge, Prose Writers of Germany, Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey and Hart, page 433, column 2:
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 concludes triology on a high note2015 December 10, The Speaking Eagle, edition XVII, Juan Diego Catholic High School, page 17:

Forms of triology

pluraltriologies

Origin of triology

By alteration (influence of trio).

Questions about triology

What does triology mean?
Triology means a trilogy.
How do you use triology in a sentence?
Among the remaining pieces of Æschylus, we have what is highly deserving of our attention, a complete triology.
What part of speech is triology?
Triology is a noun.
What is the plural of triology?
The plural of triology is triologies.

Words near triology in the dictionary

  1. trioles
  2. triolet
  3. triolets
  4. Triolo
  5. triologies
  6. triology
  7. Triolos
  8. triols
  9. triomino
  10. triominoes
  11. triominos

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