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trilateral

[ trahy-lat-er-uh l ]
/ traɪˈlæt ər əl /
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adjective

having three sides.

RELATED WORDS

treble, triple, ternary, third, trinitarian, cuneate, triangular, pyramidal, ternate, trichotomous, trigonal, trigonous, trinal, trinary, tripartite, deltoid, deltoidal, hastate, pyriform

Nearby words

  1. trike,
  2. trikora,
  3. trilabe,
  4. trilafon,
  5. trilaminar,
  6. trilateralism,
  7. trilateration,
  8. trilby,
  9. trilemma,
  10. trilinear

Origin of trilateral

1650–60; < Latin trilater(us) three-sided + -al1. See tri-, lateral
Related formstri·lat·er·al·i·ty, nountri·lat·er·al·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for trilateral

trilateral

/ (traɪˈlætərəl) /

adjective

having three sides
Derived Formstrilaterally, adverb
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Word Origin and History for trilateral

trilateral

adj.

1650s, from Latin trilaterus "three-sided;" see tri- + lateral. The Trilateral Commission (representing Japan, the U.S., and Europe) was founded 1973.

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