"tricolon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈtri.koːˌlɔn/ Forms: tricola [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon, “having three parts”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|nl|grc|τρικωλον||having three parts}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon, “having three parts”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|tricola|-}} tricolon n (plural tricola)
  1. tricolon Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-tricolon-nl-noun-xoa2ckNM Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with Greek plurals

Noun [English]

Forms: tricolons [plural], tricola [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|τρικωλος||having three parts}} Ancient Greek τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tricola}} tricolon (plural tricolons or tricola)
  1. (rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric, Three Derived forms: tricolon crescens, tricolon diminuens Translations (sentence of three parts): Trikolon [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-tricolon-en-noun-JZFY5tMJ Disambiguation of Three: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with tri- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: tricolons [plural]
Etymology: tri- + colon Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|colon}} tri- + colon Head templates: {{en-noun}} tricolon (plural tricolons)
  1. The symbol ⁝, a colon with three dots instead of two. Categories (topical): Three
    Sense id: en-tricolon-en-noun-TfyZqi2h Disambiguation of Three: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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