tris legomenon

English

Etymology

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

tris legomenon (plural tris legomena)

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

Related terms

• dis legomenon
• hapax legomenon
• tetrakis legomenon