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Definition of Trident
1. Noun. A spear with three prongs.
Definition of Trident
1. n. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
2. a. Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
Definition of Trident
1. Noun. A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trident
1. a spear having three prongs [n -S]
Medical Definition of Trident
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1. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, the common attribute of Neptune.
2. A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
3. A three-pronged fish spear.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trident
Literary usage of Trident
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The trident as the symbol of the sovereignty of the sea is found as early ...
The emblematical figure of Britannia holds the trident as mistress of the sea. ..."
2. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"Investigation of Theft of Design Information For the W-88 trident D-5 Thermonuclear
Warhead The Select Committee received information about the US ..."
3. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India. : An Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1776)
"... in conferring the moft beneficial gift on mankind- Neptune (truck the earth
with his trident and produced the ..."
4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1803)
"1 The stanzas of Thomson h^iye, since the publication of the trident, been
communicated to us, considerably altered, with a view to improvement, ..."
5. Mathematical Questions and Solutions by W. J. C. Miller (1880)
"Explain the mode in -which the geometrical passage of the double-horned to the
tridentine form takes place, and specify in the trident the morphological ..."
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