triform

or tri·formed

[ trahy-fawrm ]

adjective

1. formed of three parts; in three divisions.
2. existing or appearing in three different forms.
3. combining three different forms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of triform¹

1400–50; < Latin triformis . See tri-, -form

Example Sentences

Triform, trī′form, adj. having a triple form—also Trī′formed.

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She was known among the Greeks as Diana or Phoebe, and was honored as a triform goddess.

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A name of Diana, alluding to her triform divinity as goddess of heaven, earth, and hell.

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On one is represented Phbus, the golden-haired god of day, and on the other the triform goddess Luna.

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Even the triform Hecate was subject to their spells; they could arrest the course of nature and bring the moon to earth.

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