"three-pronged" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} three-pronged (not comparable)
  1. Having three prongs or similar parts; trifurcate. Tags: not-comparable Hypernyms: pronged Translations (having three prongs): dreizackig (German), háromágú (Hungarian), három részből álló (Hungarian), triforcuto (Italian), tree goullanagh (Manx), trifurcado [masculine] (Portuguese), trifurcada [feminine] (Portuguese), trifurcado (Spanish), üç çatallı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-three-pronged-en-adj-dBi05ZFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having three prongs",
      "word": "dreizackig"
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    {
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having three prongs",
      "word": "háromágú"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having three prongs",
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