1. a word or metrical unit consisting of three syllables
Usage: linguistics; poetry

Examples

• The word ‘beautiful’ is a trisyllable.
• Poetry students learned to identify trisyllables in their verse analysis.
• Each trisyllable in the poem contributed to its rhythmic pattern.
• The teacher asked students to find examples of trisyllables in their reading.
• Words like ‘elephant’ and ‘bicycle’ are common trisyllables.
• The meter required alternating monosyllables and trisyllables.