tris legomenon

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τρίς λεγόμενον (trís legómenon, “(something) said only three times”), from τρίς (trís, “three times”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō).

Noun

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tris legomenon (plural tris legomena)

  1. (linguistics) A word occurring only three times in a given corpus.
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