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triquetra

/tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə/

triquetra noun: a shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.

triquetra: a shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things...
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Noun

triquetra (plural triquetras or triquetrae)

  1. A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.

Forms of triquetra

pluraltriquetras
pluraltriquetrae

Origin of triquetra

From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).

Questions about triquetra

What does triquetra mean?
Triquetra means a shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.
What part of speech is triquetra?
Triquetra is a noun.
How do you pronounce triquetra?
Triquetra is pronounced /tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə/.
What is the plural of triquetra?
The plural of triquetra is triquetras.

Words near triquetra in the dictionary

  1. triquark
  2. triquarks
  3. triquarterly
  4. triqubit
  5. Trique
  6. triquetra
  7. triquetrae
  8. triquetral
  9. triquetral bone
  10. triquetral bones
  11. triquetrals

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