"triology" meaning in All languages combined

See triology on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: triologies [plural]
Etymology: By alteration (influence of trio). Head templates: {{en-noun}} triology (plural triologies)
  1. A trilogy.
    Sense id: en-triology-en-noun-Lz7eOVuY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1848, Frederic H[enry] Hedge, Prose Writers of Germany, Philadelphia, Pa.: Carey and Hart, page 433, column 2:",
          "text": "Among the remaining pieces of Æschylus, we have what is highly deserving of our attention, a complete triology. The antiquarian account of triologies is this, that in the more early times the poet did not contend for the prize with a single piece, but with three, which however were not always connected together by their contents, and that a fourth satirical drama was also attached to them.",
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          "ref": "1984 May 5, Keith Wilson, “Burgess raises Clockwork man from the dead”, in The Weekend Citizen, Ottawa, Ont., page 44:",
          "text": "Anthony Burgess’s Enderby triology is now a tetralogy, with a new volume “Composed to placate kind readers of The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby’s End, who objected to my casually killing my hero.”",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2015 December 10, The Speaking Eagle, edition XVII, Juan Diego Catholic High School, page 17:",
          "text": "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 concludes triology on a high note",
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