trigram

tri·gram

T0357025 (trī′grăm′)n.1. A figure composed of three solid or interrupted parallel lines, especially as used in Chinese philosophy or divination according to the I Ching.2. See trigraph.

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tri′gram·mat′ic (-grə-măt′ĭk) adj.tri′gram·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

trigram

(ˈtraɪɡræm) n (Alternative Belief Systems) a figure made up of three whole or broken lines, used in Chinese divination

tri•gram

(ˈtraɪ græm)

n. any group or sequence of three adjacent letters or symbols. [1600–10]

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trigram - a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing systemwritten word - the written form of a word; "while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something"; "a craftsman of the written word"