Also spelled tricoloured

US /ˌtraɪˈkʌl.ɚd/ UK /ˌtraɪˈkʌl.əd/
adj Freq #305086

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    having or marked with three different colors

    A tricolored ribbon of red, white, and blue encircled the medal.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having or marked with three... three-coloredtricolor
Opposites
monochromesingle-colored
Word family
Related forms tricolorbicoloredmulticolored

Etymology

Formed from tri- ("three") + colored. The prefix comes through Latin tres, tria ("three"), while color entered English through Old French from Latin color.

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