trisyllable

[ trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, trih- ]

noun

1. a word of three syllables, as pendulum.

trisyllable

/ ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk; traɪˈsɪləbəl /

noun

1. a word of three syllables

Derived Forms

• trisyllabic, adjective
• ˌtrisylˈlabically, adverb

Other Words From

• tri·syl·lab·ic [trahy-si-, lab, -ik, tris-i-], trisyl·labi·cal adjective
• trisyl·labi·cal·ly adverb
• tri·syllab·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trisyllable¹

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

Example Sentences

Trisyllable, trī-, or tri-sil′a-bl, n. a word of three syllables.

From Project Gutenberg

Trisyllab′ic, -al, pertaining to a trisyllable: consisting of three syllables.

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Each line ends with a trisyllable or a tetrasyllable, with dissyllabic rhyme running through the quatrain.

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Decasyllabic Verse: A verse of ten syllables may be formed by the triple repetition of the trisyllable — — /.

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It gives them no direct advantage over the clod who stumbles against a trisyllable.

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