triliteralism

Variant of triliteral

triliteral definition

tri·lit·eral (trī lit′ər əl)

adjective

consisting of three letters; specif., consisting of three consonants most roots of Semitic languages are triliteral

Etymology: < tri- + L littera, a letter + -al

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