"triliteral" meaning in All languages combined

See triliteral on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From tri- (“three”) + Latin litera (“letter”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tri-|t1=three}} tri- (“three”), {{der|en|la|litera|t=letter}} Latin litera (“letter”), {{affix|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} triliteral (not comparable)
  1. Of word roots in Afroasiatic languages: consisting of three letters. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-triliteral-en-adj-73i7naqc

Noun [English]

Forms: triliterals [plural]
Etymology: From tri- (“three”) + Latin litera (“letter”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tri-|t1=three}} tri- (“three”), {{der|en|la|litera|t=letter}} Latin litera (“letter”), {{affix|en|-al}} -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} triliteral (plural triliterals)
  1. A word root in an Afroasiatic language that consists of three letters. Categories (topical): Semitic linguistics, Three Related terms: quadriliteral
    Sense id: en-triliteral-en-noun-7U4pUrW5 Disambiguation of Semitic linguistics: 32 68 Disambiguation of Three: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59

Inflected forms

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