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trilateral Definition

tri·lat·eral (trī latər əl)

adjective

three-sided

Etymology: < L trilaterus, three-sided: see tri- & lateral

trilateral Related Forms
tri·lat·er·ally adverb
trilateral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • retinoblastoma: Top of page Trilateral retinoblastoma Occasionally, a new tumor can develop in the center of the brain.
  • conversation: It is hoped that the report of the informal, trilateral conversations might come out at the end of September.
  • talk: After those trilateral talks, we kept our promise and insisted that the next round of talks should include South Korea and Japan.
  • discussion: During the course of next week, the Prime Minister and Chancellor would have joint trilateral discussions with Ministers to discuss them.
  • meeting: Such a system would take the sting out of their criticism of the recent trilateral summit meeting.
  • initiative: Instead they suggest a sequence of trilateral initiatives without any context in the implementation of the Formal Conversations report.

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