Definition of triliteral
: consisting of three letters and especially of three consonants triliteral roots in Semitic languages
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Origin and Etymology of triliteral
tri- + Latin littera letter
First Known Use: 1751
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triliteral
noun
tri·lit·er·al
Definition of triliteral
: a root or word that is triliteral
Circa 1828
First Known Use of triliteral
circa 1828
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