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triform

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[trahy-fawrm] / ˈtraɪˌfɔrm /
Or triformed

adjective

  1. formed of three parts; in three divisions.

  2. existing or appearing in three different forms.

  3. combining three different forms.


Etymology

Origin of triform

1400–50; < Latin triformis . See tri-, -form

Example Sentences

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They are buying Arthur from Martin Gitt, who runs Triform Camphill, a biodynamic farm in Hudson, and the two buyers will be present when the pig is slaughtered at Larry’s Custom Meats in Hartwick, N.Y.

From BusinessWeek

The triform Fates and the sure-memoried Furies.

From Project Gutenberg

Triform, trī′form, adj. having a triple form—also Trī′formed.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Rostrif′erous, having a rostrum; Ros′triform, shaped like a rostrum; Ros′tro-anten′nary, pertaining to the rostrum and antenn� of a crustacean; Ros′troid, resembling a rostrum; Rostrolat′eral, situated alongside the rostrum.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

The God of the other is a triform Being—a metaphysical trinity in unity.

From Project Gutenberg