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trigram

Pronunciation: /ˈtrʌɪgram/
Definition of trigram

noun

  • 2 Linguistics a group of consecutive written units such as letters, syllables, or words.
  • 3each of the eight figures formed of three parallel lines, each either whole or broken, combined to form the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching.

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Definition of trigram in the US English dictionary
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