trie

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹiː/, /ˈtɹaɪ̯/, /ˈtɹi.eɪ̯/

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• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophones: tree, try

trie (plural tries)

1. (computer science) An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.

• prefix tree

trie

1. Obsolete spelling of try.
   • 1588?, Robert Browne, “A Reproofe of Certeine Schismatical Persons & Their Doctrine Touching the Hearing & Preaching of the Word of God” in Cartwrightiana, ed. Albert Peel and Leland Henry Carlson (1951, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust by Allen and Unwin), page 228

     If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.

• trie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• REIT, Teri, iter, iter., reit, rite, tier, tire

tri +‎ -e

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrie/
• Rhymes: -ie
• Hyphenation: tri‧e

trie

1. thirdly

trie

1. inflection of trier:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• tire, tiré

From Late Latin troia (compare French truie), of uncertain origin.

trie f (plural tries)

1. (Jersey) sow

• couoche
• quétote
• quette

• trie d'bouais (“woodlouse”)

trie

1. inflection of triar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative