tris legomenon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρὶς λεγόμενον (trìs 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)

  1. (linguistics) A word occurring only three times in a given corpus.
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