trilateral
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of trilateral
1650–60; < Latin trilater ( us ) three-sided + -al 1. See tri-, lateral
Example Sentences
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But a key question remains on whether parts compliant with the USMCA, the trilateral trade pact, would continue to be exempt from levies, Levy wrote in a note Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In late June, the three countries agreed a trilateral framework that should see the Israeli military gradually withdraw from territory it is occupying in southern Lebanon in exchange for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Putin has pushed privately for a trilateral summit between Russia, China and North Korea, said people familiar with the matter—a proposal Beijing declined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This decision means the trilateral trade pact will miss out on an automatic 16-year extension.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Further, of trilateral figures, a right-angled triangle is that which has a right angle, an obtuse-angled triangle that which has an obtuse angle, and an acute-angled triangle that which has its three angles acute.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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