tricolon

== English == === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon), neuter of τρικωλος (trikōlos, “having three parts”). By surface analysis, tri- +‎ colon. ==== Noun ==== tricolon (plural tricolons or tricola) (rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses. Hypernym: isocolon Hyponym: hendiatris ===== Derived terms ===== tricolon crescens tricolon diminuens ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From tri- +‎ colon. ==== Noun ==== tricolon (plural tricolons) The symbol ⟨⁝⟩, a colon with three dots instead of two. ===== Translations ===== === References === Gideon O. Burton (26 February 2007), “tricolon”, in Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric‎[2]. === Further reading === isocolon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τρικωλον (trikōlon, “having three parts”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtri.koːˌlɔn/ Hyphenation: tri‧co‧lon === Noun === tricolon n (plural tricola, no diminutive) tricolon