"tricolon" meaning in All languages combined

See tricolon on Wiktionary

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

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: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: tricolons [plural]
Etymology: From 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.
    Sense id: en-tricolon-en-noun-TfyZqi2h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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