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tri-
tri-(word root) threeExamples of words with the root tri-: tricycletri-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.]tri- prefix 1. three or thrice: triaxial; trigon; trisect. 2. occurring every three: trimonthly. [from Latin trēs, Greek treis]tri- a combining form meaning “three”: triatomic; trilateral. [Middle English < Latin, comb. form representing Latin trēs, tria, Greek treîs, tría three] tri-
tri- word element [Gr., L.] three.tri-Three. Compare: tris-. [L. and G.] tri- Prefix meaning three.
Compare: tris-[L. and G.] |