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triptyque

/ˈtɹɪptɪk/

triptyque noun: a triptych.

Noun

triptyque (plural triptyques)

  1. A triptych.
  2. A customs pass allowing a motor vehicle into and out of France.
    • He had also telephoned Mathis in Paris and checked on the Peugeot. It had been hired from a respectable firm two weeks before. The customer had had a Swiss triptyque. His name was Adolph Gettler.1953, Ian Fleming, “'Sleep Well, My Darling'”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 179

Forms of triptyque

pluraltriptyques

Origin of triptyque

Borrowed from French triptyque.

Words that rhyme with triptyque

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Questions about triptyque

What does triptyque mean?
Triptyque means a triptych.
What part of speech is triptyque?
Triptyque is a noun.
How do you pronounce triptyque?
Triptyque is pronounced /ˈtɹɪptɪk/.
What is the plural of triptyque?
The plural of triptyque is triptyques.

Words near triptyque in the dictionary

  1. Tripty
  2. triptycene
  3. triptycenes
  4. triptych
  5. triptychs
  6. triptyque
  7. triptyques
  8. tripudia
  9. tripudiant
  10. tripudiary
  11. tripudiate

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