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1. tribune - Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.

2. trickery - Artifice.

3. tricolor - Of three colors.

4. tricycle - A three-wheeled vehicle.

5. trident - The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune.

6. triennial - Taking place every third year.

7. trimness - Neatness.

8. trinity - A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance.

9. trio - Three things grouped or associated together.

10. triple - Threefold.

11. triplicate - Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts.

12. triplicity - The state of being triple or threefold.

13. tripod - A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument.

14. trisect - To divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.

15. trite - Made commonplace by frequent repetition.

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