tricolour

tri·col·or

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [trahy-kuhl-er; especially British trik-uh-ler]
- /ˈtraɪˌkʌl ər; especially British ˈtrɪk ə lər/
- /ˈtrɪk.əl.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trahy-kuhl-er; especially British trik-uh-ler]
- /ˈtraɪˌkʌl ər; especially British ˈtrɪk ə lər/

Definitions of tricolour word

adjective tricolour Also, tricolored; especially British, tricoloured. having three colors. 1
noun tricolour a flag having three colors. 1
noun tricolour the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical bands of blue, white, and red. 1
countable noun tricolour A tricolour is a flag which is made up of blocks of three different colours. 0
adjective tricolour having or involving three colours 0
noun tricolour the French national flag, having three equal vertical stripes in blue, white, and red 0

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Origin of tricolour

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

1780-90; < Late Latin tricolor, equivalent to tri- tri- + -color colored; see color

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Parts of speech for Tricolour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tricolour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tricolour usage trend in Literature

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