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trigon

/ˈtɹaɪɡɒn/
/ˈtɹaɪɡən/

Rhymes with -aɪɡɒn, -aɪɡən

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From Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon, “triangle”), neuter substantive of τρίγωνος (trígōnos, “three-sided”), from τρεῖς (treîs, “three”) + γωνία (gōnía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- + -gon. Doublet of trigone and trigonon.

noun trigons

countable, rare A triangle.
countable, historical An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
countable A division consisting of three star signs. The Cancer trigon is composed of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces
countable A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other. In the horoscope of Christ's nativity.[…]Whether a trigon or no, this tetragon I am sure there was.
historical, uncountable An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation. (See Wikipedia's entry for the game)
countable The cusp (cutting region) of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

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noun rare: triangle

Español	trígono

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@misc{trigon_2026,
  title = {trigon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trigon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}