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tri·syl·la·ble

T0369700 (trī′sĭl′ə-bəl)n. A three-syllable word.

tri′syl·lab′ic (-sĭ-lăb′ĭk), tri′syl·lab′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.tri′syl·lab′i·cal·ly adv.

trisyllable

(traɪˈsɪləbəl) n (Grammar) a word of three syllables trisyllabic, ˌtrisylˈlabical adj ˌtrisylˈlabically adv

tri•syl•la•ble

(ˈtraɪˌsɪl ə bəl, traɪˈsɪl-)

n. a word or metrical unit of three syllables. [1580–90; < Greek trisýllabos; see tri-, syllable]

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Noun

trisyllable - a word having three syllablesword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

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trisyllable

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noun a word having three syllables

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