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tri-
(word root) threeExamples of words with the root tri-: tricycle
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tri-
pref.
1. Three: trilobate.
2.
a. Occurring at intervals of three: trimonthly.
b. Occurring three times during: triweekly.
[Middle English, from Latin and Greek; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
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tri-
prefix
1. three or thrice: triaxial; trigon; trisect.
2. occurring every three: trimonthly.
[from Latin trēs, Greek treis]
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tri-
a combining form meaning “three”: triatomic; trilateral.
[Middle English < Latin, comb. form representing Latin trēs, tria, Greek treîs, tría three]
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