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Definition of Trisyllables
1. trisyllable [n] - See also: trisyllable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trisyllables
Literary usage of Trisyllables
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination or prefixing a syllable retain the
... trisyllables ending in -ator, or which have in the middle syllable a ..."
2. English Grammar: The English Language in Its Elements and Forms ; with a by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination or prefixing a syllable retain the
... trisyllables ending in -ator, or which have in the middle syllable a ..."
3. The English Language in Its Elements and Forms: With a History of Its Origin by William Chauncey Fowler (1855)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination or prefixing a syllable retain the
... trisyllables ending in -ator, or which have in the middle syllable a ..."
4. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"Solid points for discussion: the stanza forms—The lines— Decapitation or initial
monosyllabic foot—Trisyllabic feet— Elision and Slur-—trisyllables ..."
5. The American Orator's Own Book: Or, The Art of Extemporaneous Public (1836)
"trisyllables formed by adding a termination, or prefixing a syllable, ...
trisyllables ending in^cc, eut, and ate, accent the first syllable: as," ..."
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