tricolour

[trahy-kuhl-er; especially Brit. trik-uh-ler]

tri·col·or

[trahy-kuhl-er; especially Brit. trik-uh-ler]
adjective
1.
Also, tri·col·ored; especially British, tri·col·oured. having three colors.
noun
2.
a flag having three colors.
3.
the national flag of France, adopted during the French revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red.

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Tricolour is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Also, especially British, tri·col·our.


Origin:
1780–90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; see color
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tricolour or (US) tricolor (ˈtrɪkələ, ˈtraɪˌkʌlə, ˈtrɪkələ, ˈtraɪˌkʌlə)
 
adj
1.  having or involving three colours
 
n
2.  (often capital) the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red
3.  any flag, badge, ribbon, etc, with three colours
 
tricolor or (US) tricolor
 
adj
 
n

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