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triskelion

American

[trih-skel-ee-on, -uhn, trahy-] / trɪˈskɛl iˌɒn, -ən, traɪ- /

Also triskele

noun

a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.

triskelion British

/ trɪˈskɛlɪˌɒn, -ən, ˈtrɪskiːl /

noun

a symbol consisting of three bent limbs or lines radiating from a centre

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

triskelia

plural

Etymology

Origin of triskelion

1855–60; < Greek triskel ( ḗs ) three-legged ( tri- tri- + skél ( os ) leg + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ion diminutive suffix

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