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trident definition

tri·dent (trīd′'nt)

noun

  1. a three-pronged spear used by the retiarius in ancient Roman gladiatorial combats
  2. a three-pronged fish spear
  3. Gr. & Rom. Myth. a three-pronged spear borne as a scepter by the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune

Etymology: L tridens (gen. tridentis) < tri-, tri- + dens, tooth

adjective

three-pronged

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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