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trisyllable

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tri⋅syl⋅la⋅ble

  [trahy-sil-uh-buhl, trahy-sil-, tri-]
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–noun
a word of three syllables, as pendulum.
Origin:
1580–90; tri- + syllable, modeled on Gk trisýllabos having three syllables

Related forms:
tri⋅syl⋅lab⋅ic  [trahy-si-lab-ik, tris-i-] , tri⋅syl⋅lab⋅i⋅cal, adjective
tri⋅syl⋅lab⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
tri⋅syl⋅lab⋅ism, noun
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tri·syl·la·ble   (trī'sĭl'ə-bəl)   
n.  A three-syllable word.
tri'syl·lab'ic (-sĭ-lāb'ĭk), tri'syl·lab'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., tri'syl·lab'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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