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1. (n.) trident
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
2. trident
the three-pronged spear of the sea god Poseidon, or Neptune.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L trident-, s. of tridēns having three teeth)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) trident
a spear with three prongs
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) trident
having three teeth or prongs; tridentate
2. (noun) trident
a kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune
3. (noun) trident
a three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators
4. (noun) trident
a three-pronged fish spear
5. (noun) trident
a curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. trident
originally a three-pronged fork used by fishermen, and at length the symbol, in the hands of Poseidon and Britannia, of sovereignty over the sea.
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