Tri Combining Form - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of tri- combining form from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tri- combining form  /traɪ/  /traɪ/ jump to other results

1. (in nouns and adjectives) three; having three
   • tricycle
   • triangular
   Word Originfrom Latin and Greek, from Latin tres, Greek treis ‘three’.

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