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trisyllable

American  
[trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, trih-] / ˈtraɪˌsɪl ə bəl, traɪˈsɪl-, trɪ- /

noun

  1. a word of three syllables, as pendulum.

trisyllable British  
/ ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk, traɪˈsɪləbəl /

noun

  1. a word of three syllables

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Other Word Forms

  • trisyllabic adjective
  • trisyllabical adjective
  • trisyllabically adverb
  • trisyllabism noun

Etymology

Origin of trisyllable

1580–90; tri- + syllable, modeled on Greek trisýllabos having three syllables

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