Triliteral

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Consisting of three letters, especially of three consonants. Used chiefly of roots in Semitic languages.
  • n. A three-letter word or word element.
  • n. A triliteral root or word.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Used to describe word roots in Semitic languages which consist of three letters
  • n. A word root in a Semitic languages which consist of three letters
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Consisting of three letters; trigrammic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Consisting of three letters, as a word or syllable; also, of or pertaining to what consists of three letters.
  • n. A word consisting of three letters.
  • Word Usage
    "Judging only by the spelling of the Hebrew name לכיש, I'd expect instead a Proto-Semitic triliteral *l-k-š/θ."
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