tricolon

English

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”) Template:examples-right

Noun

tricolon (plural tricolons or tricola)

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

Derived terms

• tricolon crescens
• tricolon diminuens

Translations

sentence of three parts

• German: Trikolon (de) n
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Etymology 2

tri- +‎ colon

Noun

tricolon (plural tricolons)

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

References

• Silva Rhetoricae