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tri

/tɹaɪ/

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What does tri mean?

noun

  1. triathlon
  2. triangle
  3. triceps
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. Initialism of Triple Reuptake Inhibitor.

proper noun

  1. Initialism of Toxic Release Inventory.
  2. Initialism of Toyota Research Institute.
  3. A surname from Vietnamese.

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IPA pronunciation

/tɹaɪ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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She said she could hardly tell, that tri priodas, three marriages stood between, and that the relationship was on the mother’s side.
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
Khava piava—dui shel, tri shel I will eat, I will drink—two predinava.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
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It is called MONOBASIC if it has one; DIBASIC if two; TRI- if three, etc. Note the basicity of each acid named above.
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) WilliamsAn Introduction to Chemical ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #3708