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tricolon

noun
tri·​colon | \ (ˈ)trī+\

Definition of tricolon

: a period in classical prosody composed of three cola

History and Etymology for tricolon

Greek trikōlon, neuter of trikōlos 3-limbed, from tri- three + kōlon limb, part of a strophe

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