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tri⋅dent

[trahyd-nt]
–noun
1. a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
2. Roman History. a three-pronged spear used by a retiarius in gladiatorial combats.
3. Classical Mythology. the three-pronged spear forming a characteristic attribute of the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune.
4. a fish spear having three prongs.
5. (initial capital letter) Military. a 34-ft (10-m) submarine-launched U.S. ballistic missile with eight to ten warheads and a range of 6500 mi. (10,459 km).
–adjective
6. Also, tri⋅den⋅tal [trahy-den-tl] . having three prongs or tines.

Origin:
1580–90; < L trident- (s. of tridēns) having three teeth. See tri-, dent 2
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tri·dent   (trīd'nt)   
n.  
  1. A long, three-pronged fork or weapon, especially a three-pronged spear used for fishing.

  2. Greek & Roman Mythology The three-pronged spear carried by Neptune or Poseidon.

adj.   also tri·den·tate (trī-děn'tāt)
Having three teeth, prongs, or similar protrusions.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin tridēns, trident- : tri-, tri- + dēns, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

trident 
c.1450, from L. tridentem (nom. tridens; gen. tridentis) "three-pronged, three-toothed," from tri- "three" + dens (gen. dentis) "tooth" (see tooth). As a type of U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, recorded from 1972.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Trident company
A video card manufacturer.
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(1997-07-16)

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