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tricolor

tri·col·or
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trahy-kuhl-er; especially British trik-uh-ler]
    • /ˈtraɪˌkʌl ər; especially British ˈtrɪk ə lər/
    • /ˈtrɪk.əl.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trahy-kuhl-er; especially British trik-uh-ler]
    • /ˈtraɪˌkʌl ər; especially British ˈtrɪk ə lər/

Definitions of tricolor word

  • adjective tricolor Also, tricolored; especially British, tricoloured. having three colors. 1
  • noun tricolor a flag having three colors. 1
  • noun tricolor the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red. 1
  • countable noun tricolor A tricolor is a flag which is made up of blocks of three different colors, such as the Mexican flag. 0
  • noun tricolor a flag having three colors in large areas; esp., the flag of France, with three broad, vertical stripes of blue, white, and red 0
  • adjective tricolor having three colors 0
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Origin of tricolor

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
1780-90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; see color

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Parts of speech for Tricolor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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