tricolon
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”).
Noun[edit]
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tricolon (plural tricolons or tricola)
- (rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.
- Hypernym: isocolon
- Hyponym: hendiatris
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
tricolon (plural tricolons)
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon, “having three parts”).
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Noun[edit]
tricolon n (plural tricola)
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