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TRISYLLABICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
trisyllabically (not comparable)
In three syllables.
She replied trisyllabically to my marriage proposal: "I love you."
Source: Wiktionary
TRISYLLABIC
Tris`yl*lab"ic, Tris`yl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. trisyllabus, Gr. Tri- ) + trissyllabique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word.
– Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
TRISYLLABICAL
Tris`yl*lab"ic, Tris`yl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. trisyllabus, Gr. Tri- ) + trissyllabique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word.
– Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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