"trisyllabic" meaning in English

See trisyllabic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: tri- + syllabic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|syllabic}} tri- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trisyllabic (not comparable)
  1. having three syllables Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Three Translations (having three syllables): եռավանկ (eṙavank) (Armenian), teirsilabennek (Breton), trojslabičný (Czech), drielettergrepig (Dutch), trisyllabisch (Dutch), trisilaba (Esperanto), kolmitavuinen (Finnish), dreisilbig (German), három szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), trisillabico [masculine] (Italian), тросложен (trosložen) (Macedonian), трисложен (trisložen) (Macedonian), treeheelagh (Manx), трёхсложный (trjóxsložnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-trisyllabic-en-adj-YY3cB4mF Disambiguation of Three: 45 55 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with tri- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 52 48

Noun

IPA: /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian] Forms: trisyllabics [plural]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: tri- + syllabic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tri|syllabic}} tri- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} trisyllabic (plural trisyllabics)
  1. a word comprising three syllables Categories (topical): Prosody, Three
    Sense id: en-trisyllabic-en-noun-qipYWjLg Disambiguation of Prosody: 11 89 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: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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          "word": "եռավանկ"
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          "word": "тросложен"
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      "sense": "having three syllables",
      "word": "drielettergrepig"
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      "sense": "having three syllables",
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      "word": "тросложен"
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