Triliteral
adjective
1.
using or consisting of three letters.
2.
(of Semitic roots) consisting of three consonants.
noun
3.
a triliteral word or root.
adjective
1.
having three letters
2.
(of a word root in Semitic languages) consisting of three consonants
noun
3.
a word root of three consonants
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