tricolon

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”)

Examples (rhetoric)

Veni, Vidi. Vici
I came, I saw, I conquered

Noun

tricolon (plural tricolons or tricola)

  1. (rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

tri- +‎ colon

Noun

tricolon (plural tricolons)

  1. The symbol ⁝, a colon with three dots instead of two.

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