triga

American  

[tree-guh, trahy-] / ˈtri gə, ˈtraɪ- /

noun

Classical Antiquity.

• trigae
  plural

1. a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trigae
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of triga

< Late Latin trīga, contraction of Latin trijuga, equivalent to tri- tri- + juga, feminine derivative of jugum yoke ¹

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Example Sentences

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triga

So that the souls of us three, so throughly agreeing, may be aptly said to have united in a triga.'

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Delia Bacon

New constructions, according to true definitions, was the plan,—this triga was the initiative.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Delia Bacon

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