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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrɪlədʒi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtrɪlədʒi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tril′ə jē)

Inflections of 'trilogy' (n): npl: trilogies

tril•o•gy /ˈtrɪlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -gies.

Literaturea series or group of three plays, novels, etc., that are closely related in characters, theme, etc.:the Oresteian trilogy by Aeschylus.

See -log-.

tril•o•gy (tril′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies.

a series or group of three plays, novels, operas, etc., that, although individually complete, are closely related in theme, sequence, or the like.
(in ancient Greek drama) a series of three complete and usually related tragedies performed at the festival of Dionysus and forming a tetralogy with the satyr play.
a group of three related things.

Greek trilogía. See tri-, -logy
1655–65

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trilogy /ˈtrɪlədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)

a series of three related works, esp in literature, etc
(in ancient Greece) a series of three tragedies performed together at the Dionysian festivals

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek trilogia; see tri-, -logy

'trilogy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Aldiss - Blanchett - Coleridge-Taylor - Deighton - Dos Passos - duology - Farrell - Gee - Gibbon - Gorki - Grillparzer - Hartley - Hebbel - Jackson - Johnson - Kieślowski - Lewis - -logy - Lorca - McKellen - Mahfouz - Manning - Peake - Pullman - Ray - Richardson - Sassoon - Sienkiewicz - Undset - Waugh - logy - Oresteia - Pale Horse, Pale Rider - USA - satyr play

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