2 entries under this word

Trisyllable

Trīs'yl-lāb'le or Tris'yl-lāb'le-al, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. trissyllabique, trissyllabe, Lat. trisyllabus, Gr. τρισύλλαβος, from τρι, τρίς, three, thrice, and συλλαβή, a syllable.] Of, or pertaining to, a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, a trisyllabic word or root.

Trī-sȳl'la-ble, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. trissyllabe, trisyllabe.] A word consisting of three syllables.