Definition of Trisyllables

1. Noun. (plural of trisyllable) ¹

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Definition of Trisyllables

1. trisyllable [n] - See also: trisyllable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trisyllables

tristylous
trisubstituted
trisul
trisula
trisulas
trisulc
trisulcate
trisulfide
trisulfides
trisulphide
trisulphides
trisuls
trisyllabic
trisyllabics
trisyllable
trisyllables (current term)
trit
tritactic
tritagonist
tritanol
tritanomaly
tritanopia
tritanopias
tritanopic
trite
trite law
tritely
triteness
tritenesses
triter

Literary usage of Trisyllables

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination or prefixing a syllable retain the ... trisyllables ending in -ator, or which have in the middle syllable a ..."

2. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination or prefixing a syllable retain the ... trisyllables ending in -ator, or which have in the middle syllable a ..."

3. The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination or prefixing a syllable retain the ... trisyllables ending in -ator, or which have in the middle syllable a ..."

4. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"Solid points for discussion: the stanza forms—The lines— Decapitation or initial monosyllabic foot—Trisyllabic feet— Elision and Slur-—trisyllables ..."

5. The American Orator's Own Book: Or, The Art of Extemporaneous Public (1836)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination, or prefixing a syllable, ... trisyllables ending in^cc, eut, and ate, accent the first syllable: as," ..."

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