trident
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nounDefinition of TRIDENT
1
: a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (as Neptune)
2
: a 3-pronged spear (as for fishing)
See Origin of TRIDENT
Latin trident-, tridens, from trident-, tridens having three teeth, from tri- + dent-, dens tooth — more at tooth
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with TRIDENT
2tri·dent
adjective \ˈtrī-dənt\Definition of TRIDENT
: having three teeth, processes, or points
Origin of TRIDENT
Latin trident-, tridens
First Known Use: 1589
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