triptych

triptych
[ˈtrɪptɪk]
noun
  1. a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an altarpiece
    三拼画(由三块用铰链纵向连接的画板拼成的画或浮雕,用作圣坛装饰),三拼浮雕
    ■a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together
    (艺术、文学或音乐作品的)三件套(指宜完整地欣赏的三件相关作品)
语源
  1. mid 18th cent. (denoting a set of three writing tablets hinged or tied together): from tri- 'three', on the pattern of diptych
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