trisemic

adjective

tri·​se·​mic

(ˈ)trī¦sēmik

variants or triseme

ˈtrīˌsēm

: consisting of or equal in duration to three morae

a trisemic syllable

Word History

Etymology

trisemic from Greek trisēmos of three time units (from tri- three + -sēmos, from sēmeion unit of time, mark, sign, from sēma sign) + English -ic; triseme from Greek trisēmos

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