name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tribble
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈtɹɪbl̩/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪbəl
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CMU ARPABET: T R IH1 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A fictional alien creature in Star Trek, a fast-breeding, cooing ball of fur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Unknown. The Century Dictionary suggests possibly a corruption of cribble (“sieve”).
Probably invented for alliteration with trouble; the creatures first appeared in an episode called "The Trouble with Tribbles".