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triskelion

noun
tri·​skel·​i·​on | \ trÄ«-ˈske-lÄ“-É™n How to pronounce triskelion (audio) , tri-\
variants: or triskele \ ˈtrÄ«-​ËŒskÄ“l How to pronounce triskele (audio) , ˈtri-​ \

Definition of triskelion

: a figure composed of three usually curved or bent branches radiating from a center

Illustration of triskelion

Illustration of triskelion

First Known Use of triskelion

circa 1857, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for triskelion

triskelion from New Latin, from Greek triskelēs three-legged, from tri- + skelos leg; triskele from Greek triskelēs — more at isosceles

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