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triennial
triennium
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trier
trierarch
trierarchy
Trieste
Trieste, Gulf of
trifecta
triffid
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trifle
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trifecta

tri·fec·ta [ trī féktə ] (plural tri·fec·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. North America bet on first 3 in race: a bet, especially on a horserace, that involves selecting the competitors that will come in the first three places in the correct order

2. set of three: a series or set of three things, factors, or influences
a trifecta of political losers

[Late 20th century. Blend of tri- + perfecta]
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