triliteral

[ trahy-lit-er-uhl ]

adjective
  1. using or consisting of three letters.

  2. (of Semitic roots) consisting of three consonants.

noun
  1. a triliteral word or root.

Origin of triliteral

1
First recorded in 1745–55; tri- + literal

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British Dictionary definitions for triliteral

triliteral

/ (traɪˈlɪtərəl) /


adjective
  1. having three letters

  2. (of a word root in Semitic languages) consisting of three consonants

noun
  1. a word root of three consonants

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