triliteral
/trahy-lit-er-uhl/US // traɪˈlɪt ər əl //UK // (traɪˈlɪtərəl) //
三文治,三文鱼,三文不名,三文不值
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : using or consisting of three letters.
- : consisting of three consonants.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a triliteral word or root.
Examples
Triliteral, trī-lit′ėr-al, adj. consisting of three letters.
We can recognise any Semitic dialect by the triliteral character of its roots.
Words like pity might be made triliteral (triconsonantal) by doubling the tt; words like pitted, by ejecting it.
Triliteral and Multiliteral Propositions (such as “All abc are de”).
As Egyptian roots seldom exceeded three letters, there was no need for triliteral phonograms to spell them.
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