Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A metrical foot consisting of three short syllables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
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noun
A figure or object having three arms or branches.
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noun
A figure or object having three arms or branches.
A tribrachial prehistoric flint implement.
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Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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History
PIE word *tréyes From the Latin tribrachys, from the Ancient Greek τρῐ́βρᾰχῠς (trĭ́brăkhŭs), from τρῐ- (trĭ-, “tri-”) + βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s, “short”). Compare the French tribraque.
English tri- + Ancient Greek βρᾰχῑ́ων (brăkhī́ōn, “arm”)
Across languages
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