triplet
/ˈtrɪplət/noun
उच्चारण ट्रिप्लट
तीन जुड़वाँ में से एक; त्रिक
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one of three children born at the same time to the same mother; a group of three things
तीन जुड़वाँ में से एक; त्रिक
- She gave birth to triplets.
- Her triplets all started school on the same day.
- Their triplets were born two weeks early.
+ 2 more examples
- My neighbour has triplets, so her house is never quiet.
- The triplets look so alike that even their teachers confuse them.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
triplets (plural) / a triplet
Triplets are three children born together; a single child is one of the triplets. It is usually plural.
Triplets एक साथ जन्मे तीन बच्चे हैं; एक बच्चे के लिए 'one of the triplets' कहते हैं। यह प्रायः plural में आता है।
- Radhika's neighbour gave birth to triplets.
- He is one of the triplets.
be a triplet / be triplets
Say they are triplets, or she is one of triplets; a triplet alone can sound odd.
'They are triplets' या 'she is one of triplets' कहें; अकेला 'a triplet' अटपटा लग सकता है।
- The girls are triplets and look exactly alike.
- My mother is one of triplets.
triplet as a group of three (non-human)
In music, poetry and science it means a group of three notes, lines or items.
संगीत, कविता और विज्ञान में इसका अर्थ तीन स्वरों, पंक्तियों या वस्तुओं का समूह है।
- The poem is written in triplets.
- The drummer played a triplet.
triplet + noun
It can come before nouns such as brothers, sisters or pregnancy.
यह brothers, sisters या pregnancy जैसे nouns से पहले आ सकता है।
- The triplet sisters wore matching dresses.
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verb + triplets
give birth tohaveexpectraisebe born as
- She expected twins but had triplets.
adjective + triplets
identicalnewbornhealthyprematureadorable
- The identical triplets confused their teacher.
triplet + noun
brotherssistersbirthpregnancylines
- Triplet pregnancies need extra care.
related words
twinquadrupletsiblingmultiple birth
- Twins, triplets and quadruplets are multiple births.
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- The triplets celebrated their birthday on the same day with one cake.
तीनों बच्चों ने अपना जन्मदिन एक ही दिन एक ही केक के साथ मनाया।
- Their mother could not tell the triplets apart as babies.
उनकी माँ शिशु अवस्था में तीनों बच्चों में फ़र्क नहीं कर पाती थी।
- The village school admitted a set of triplets this year.
गाँव के विद्यालय ने इस वर्ष एक साथ जन्मे तीन बच्चों को प्रवेश दिया।
- The first three lines of the poem form a triplet.
कविता की पहली तीन पंक्तियाँ एक triplet बनाती हैं।
- Her triplet brothers all became engineers.
उसके तीनों तिकड़ी भाई इंजीनियर बने।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ My sister gave birth to triplet last week.
✓ My sister gave birth to triplets last week.
Three children born together are triplets, so the plural is needed.
एक साथ जन्मे तीन बच्चों के लिए plural 'triplets' आवश्यक है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Twins and triplets differ by the number of children born together.
Twins और triplets में अंतर एक साथ जन्मे बच्चों की संख्या का है।
One of three children born together.
एक साथ जन्मे तीन बच्चों में से एक।
- She has triplet daughters.
quadruplet
One of four children born together.
एक साथ जन्मे चार बच्चों में से एक।
- The quadruplets turned one.
?Which word?
Keep the number words together: single, double, triple (three times), quadruple (four times), and duo, trio, quartet, quintet.
संख्या के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: single, double, triple (तिगुना), quadruple (चौगुना), और duo, trio, quartet, quintet।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often: two children born together are twins; three triplets; four quadruplets (quads); five quintuplets.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: एक साथ जन्मे दो बच्चे twins (जुड़वाँ); तीन triplets; चार quadruplets (quads); पाँच quintuplets।
General knowledge
Maths: a Pythagorean triplet is a set of three numbers that form the sides of a right-angled triangle (3, 4, 5).
गणित में Pythagorean triplet तीन संख्याओं का समूह है जो समकोण त्रिभुज की भुजाएँ बनाती हैं (3, 4, 5)।