trigeminous

English

Etymology

From Latin trigeminus (“born three together”), from tri- + geminus (“twin”). Compare tergeminous.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛmɪnəs

Adjective

trigeminous (not comparable)

born three together; being one of three born at the same birth
threefold

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “trigeminous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

misrouteing