- trisyllable
- noun Date: 1589 a word of three syllables
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
trisyllable
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Trisyllable — Tri*syl la*ble, n. [Pref. tri + syllable.] A word consisting of three syllables only; as, a ven ger. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trisyllable — [trī sil′ə bəl, trī′sil΄ə bəl] n. a word of three syllables trisyllabic [trī΄si lab′ik] adj … English World dictionary
trisyllable — trisyllabic /truy si lab ik, tris i /, trisyllabical, adj. trisyllabically, adv. trisyllabism, n. /truy sil euh beuhl, truy sil , tri /, n. a word of three syllables, as pendulum. [1580 90; TRI + SYLLABLE, modeled on Gk trisýllabos having three… … Universalium
trisyllable — noun a word comprised of three syllables See Also: trisyllabic … Wiktionary
trisyllable — [trʌɪ sɪləb(ə)l] noun a word or metrical foot of three syllables. Derivatives trisyllabic adjective … English new terms dictionary
trisyllable — tri·syllable … English syllables
trisyllable — tri•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈtraɪˌsɪl ə bəl, traɪˈsɪl [/t]] n. pro a word or metrical unit of three syllables • Etymology: 1580–90; < Gk trisýllabos; see tri , syllable … From formal English to slang
trisyllable — /ˈtraɪsɪləbəl/ (say truysiluhbuhl) noun a word of three syllables, as telephone. –trisyllabic /traɪsəˈlæbɪk/ (say truysuh labik), trisyllabical /traɪsəˈlæbɪkəl/ (say truysuh labikuhl), adjective –trisyllabically /traɪsəˈlæbɪkli/ (say truysuh… …
trisyllable — n. word of three syllables. ♦ trysyllabic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
trisyllable — n. a word or metrical foot of three syllables. Derivatives: trisyllabic adj … Useful english dictionary
