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Raretriple crown
The correct spelling is triple crown.
How to pronounce triple crown
Say it like: Tri-ple- cr-own
The correct spelling is triple crown. The three-tiered tiara formerly worn by Popes. For example: "1997: The last in this series of deaths was that of Pope Eugenius’s successor Anastasius IV, who was succeeded by a man of a very different calibre: Adrian (or Hadrian) IV, the only Englishman ever to wear the Triple Crown. — John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 281)"
Usage Examples
“1997: The last in this series of deaths was that of Pope Eugenius’s successor Anastasius IV, who was succeeded by a man of a very different calibre: Adrian (or Hadrian) IV, the only Englishman ever to wear the Triple Crown. — John Julius Norwich, A Short History of Byzantium (Penguin 1998, p. 281)”
Definition
noun
- 1.The three-tiered tiara formerly worn by Popes.
- 2.An award representing victory in three events, especially in horse-racing.
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