triliteral
[ trahy-lit-er-uh l ]
/ traɪˈlɪt ər əl /
adjective
using or consisting of three letters.
(of Semitic roots) consisting of three consonants.
noun
a triliteral word or root.
Words nearby triliteral
trilateration,
trilby,
trilemma,
trilinear,
trilingual,
triliteral,
triliteralism,
trilithon,
trill,
trilling,
trillion
Example sentences from the Web for triliteral
Triliteral and Multiliteral Propositions (such as “All abc are de”).
Symbolic Logic |Lewis CarrollWe can recognise any Semitic dialect by the triliteral character of its roots.
Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I |Friedrich Max MllerTriliteral, trī-lit′ėr-al, adj. consisting of three letters.
As Egyptian roots seldom exceeded three letters, there was no need for triliteral phonograms to spell them.
British Dictionary definitions for triliteral
triliteral
/ (traɪˈlɪtərəl) /
adjective
having three letters
(of a word root in Semitic languages) consisting of three consonants
noun
a word root of three consonants