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tricolon.

A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.

    rhetoric
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon), neuter of τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”). By surface analysis, tri- + colon.

noun
  1. The symbol ⟨⁝⟩, a colon with three dots instead of two.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English colon English tricolon From tri- + colon.

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