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trisyllable
[ trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, trih- ]
noun
- a word of three syllables, as pendulum.
trisyllable
/ ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk; traɪˈsɪləbəl /
noun
- a word of three syllables
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Derived Forms
- trisyllabic, adjective
- ˌtrisylˈlabically, adverb
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Other Words From
- tri·syl·lab·ic [trahy-si-, lab, -ik, tris-i-], trisyl·labi·cal adjective
- trisyl·labi·cal·ly adverb
- tri·syllab·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trisyllable1
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Example Sentences
Trisyllable, trī-, or tri-sil′a-bl, n. a word of three syllables.
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Trisyllab′ic, -al, pertaining to a trisyllable: consisting of three syllables.
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Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.
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Decasyllabic Verse: A verse of ten syllables may be formed by the triple repetition of the trisyllable — — /.
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It gives them no direct advantage over the clod who stumbles against a trisyllable.
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