tris legomenon
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τρίς λεγόμενον (trís legómenon, “(something) said only three times”), from τρίς (trís, “three times”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō).
Noun
tris legomenon (plural tris legomena)
- a word occurring only three times in a given corpus
Related terms
- dis legomenon
- hapax legomenon
See also
- tetrakis legomenon