triliteral

[ trahy-lit-er-uhl ]

/ traɪˈlɪt ər əl /

adjective

using or consisting of three letters.

(of Semitic roots) consisting of three consonants.

noun

a triliteral word or root.

Origin of triliteral

First recorded in 1745–55; tri- + literal

Words nearby triliteral

trilateration, trilby, trilemma, trilinear, trilingual, triliteral, triliteralism, trilithon, trill, Trilling, trillion

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Example sentences from the Web for triliteral

Triliteral and Multiliteral Propositions (such as “All abc are de”).
Symbolic Logic|Lewis Carroll
We can recognise any Semitic dialect by the triliteral character of its roots.
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I|Friedrich Max Mller
Triliteral, trī-lit′ėr-al, adj. consisting of three letters.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
As Egyptian roots seldom exceeded three letters, there was no need for triliteral phonograms to spell them.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for triliteral

triliteral

/ (traɪˈlɪtərəl) /

adjective

having three letters

(of a word root in Semitic languages) consisting of three consonants

noun

a word root of three consonants

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单词	triliteral
释义	triliteral [ trahy-lit-er-uhl ] / traɪˈlɪt ər əl / adjective using or consisting of three letters. (of Semitic roots) consisting of three consonants. noun a triliteral word or root. Origin of triliteral First recorded in 1745–55; tri- + literal Words nearby triliteral trilateration, trilby, trilemma, trilinear, trilingual, triliteral, triliteralism, trilithon, trill, Trilling, trillion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for triliteral Triliteral and Multiliteral Propositions (such as “All abc are de”). Symbolic Logic\|Lewis Carroll We can recognise any Semitic dialect by the triliteral character of its roots. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I\|Friedrich Max Mller Triliteral, trī-lit′ėr-al, adj. consisting of three letters. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various As Egyptian roots seldom exceeded three letters, there was no need for triliteral phonograms to spell them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for triliteral triliteral / (traɪˈlɪtərəl) / adjective having three letters (of a word root in Semitic languages) consisting of three consonants noun a word root of three consonants Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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