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tri

Pronunciation: [traɪ]

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Learn how to use tri in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “mathematics”

(prefix) when you add three of something. Think of it like a group of three friends or something that has three sides, like a triangle.

Example

In math class, we learned that a triangle has tri, which means three sides.

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A rectangle does not have tri sides; it has four.

Example

Can you name an object that has tri corners?

Context: “numbers”

(prefix) means three. Like in the word tricycle, which is a bike with three wheels.

Example

My brother has a tricycle that he loves to ride around the park.

Example

She doesn't want a bicycle; she prefers a tricycle because it has tri wheels.

Example

How many wheels does a tricycle have?

Context: “science”

(prefix) used in biology to mean triple or three parts. Like in the word tricolor, which means three colors.

Example

The flag has tricolor stripes: red, blue, and white.

Example

The design only uses two colors; it is not a tricolor design.

Example

Can you see a tricolor flower in the garden?

How to pronounce tri

Pronunciation: [traɪ]

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