triliteral
1 of 2adjective
tri·lit·er·al (ˌ)trī-ˈli-t(ə-)rəl 
: consisting of three letters and especially of three consonants
triliteral roots in Semitic languages
triliteralism
(ˌ)trī-ˈli-t(ə-)rə-ˌli-zəm
noun triliteral
2 of 2noun
: a root or word that is triliteral
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
tri- + Latin littera letter
First Known Use
Adjective
1751, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1828, in the meaning defined above
- confabulate
- confabulated
- confabulates
- confabulating
- confabulation
- confabulations
- confabulator
- confabulators
- confabulatory
- confarreation
- confarreations
- confect
- confected
- confecting
- confection
- confectionaries
- confectionary
- confectioned
- confectioner
- confectioneries
- confectioners
- confectioners' sugar
- confectionery
- confectioning
- confections