trisyllable

[ trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, trih- ]

/ ˈtraɪˌsɪl ə bəl, traɪˈsɪl-, trɪ- /

noun

a word of three syllables, as pendulum.

Origin of trisyllable

1580–90; tri- + syllable, modeled on Greek trisýllabos having three syllables

OTHER WORDS FROM trisyllable

tri·syl·lab·ic

[trahy-si-lab-ik, tris-i-], /ˌtraɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌtrɪs ɪ-/, tri·syl·lab·i·cal, adjectivetri·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverbtri·syl·lab·ism, noun

Words nearby trisyllable

tristylous, trisubstituted, trisulcate, trisulfide, trisulphide, trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite

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Example sentences from the Web for trisyllable

Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.
The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous
Trisyllable, trī-, or tri-sil′a-bl, n. a word of three syllables.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Unless we are to pronounce this as a trisyllable a word must have dropped out of this line.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI|Aphra Behn
Decasyllabic Verse: A verse of ten syllables may be formed by the triple repetition of the trisyllable — — /.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

We must either make the form variable, or else treat the word de-y-nous as a trisyllable.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for trisyllable

trisyllable

/ (traɪˈsɪləbəl) /

noun

a word of three syllables

Derived forms of trisyllable

trisyllabic (ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk), adjectivetrisyllabically, adverb

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单词	trisyllable
释义	trisyllable [ trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, trih- ] / ˈtraɪˌsɪl ə bəl, traɪˈsɪl-, trɪ- / noun a word of three syllables, as pendulum. Origin of trisyllable 1580–90; tri- + syllable, modeled on Greek trisýllabos having three syllables OTHER WORDS FROM trisyllable tri·syl·lab·ic [trahy-si-lab-ik, tris-i-], /ˌtraɪ sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌtrɪs ɪ-/, tri·syl·lab·i·cal, adjectivetri·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverbtri·syl·lab·ism, noun Words nearby trisyllable tristylous, trisubstituted, trisulcate, trisulfide, trisulphide, trisyllable, trit., tritagonist, tritanomaly, tritanopia, trite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trisyllable Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran\|Anonymous Trisyllable, trī-, or tri-sil′a-bl, n. a word of three syllables. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various Unless we are to pronounce this as a trisyllable a word must have dropped out of this line. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI\|Aphra Behn Decasyllabic Verse: A verse of ten syllables may be formed by the triple repetition of the trisyllable — — /. Legends, Tales and Poems\|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer We must either make the form variable, or else treat the word de-y-nous as a trisyllable. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for trisyllable trisyllable / (traɪˈsɪləbəl) / noun a word of three syllables Derived forms of trisyllable trisyllabic (ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk), adjectivetrisyllabically, adverb 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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