Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Having, or pertaining to, three distinct states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a region in the United States where three state borders come to a single point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A variable, etc. that can take any of three distinct values.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
The area in some regions of the United States where three state borders come to a single point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English tristate From tri- + state.
