Tricolon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tricolon is a noun meaning (rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.
Meaning
(rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.
More Meanings
- The symbol ⟨⁝⟩, a colon with three dots instead of two.
Example Sentences
By my count, that’s three tricolons in just over 100 words. It’s almost impossible to make A.I. stop saying “It’s not X, it’s Y” — unless you tell it to write a story, in which case it’ll drop the format for a more literary “No X. No Y. Just Z.”
Word Forms
- tricolons
- tricola
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triad, quadral, dicolon, trigram, tetracolon, tristich.
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