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noun
A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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Broader terms: isocolon
noun
The symbol ⟨⁝⟩, a colon with three dots instead of two.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon), neuter of τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”). By surface analysis, tri- + colon.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English colon English tricolon From tri- + colon.
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