TRISYLLABIC


Meaning of TRISYLLABIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ tr ī -s ə - ' la-bik

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin trisyllabus, from Greek trisyllabos, from tri- + syllab ē syllable

Date: circa 1637

: having three syllables <a trisyllabic word>

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