Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • prefix Three.
  • prefix Occurring at intervals of three.
  • prefix Occurring three times during.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Latin and Greek; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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