trigram

(trīgram′)

noun

  1. a graphic unit made up of three parts, as a trigraph
  2. a group of three solid or broken lines making up half of a hexagram in the I Ching

See trigram in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A figure composed of three solid or interrupted parallel lines, especially as used in Chinese philosophy or divination according to the I Ching.
  2. See trigraph.

Related Forms:

  • triˌgram·matˈic (-grə-mătˈĭk) adjective
  • triˌgram·matˈi·cal·ly adverb

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