tri|dent

tri|dent
tri|dent «TRY duhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a spear with three prongs, used for fishing.
2. a three-pronged spear that is the identifying attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) as the ancient Greek and Roman god of the sea.
3. a three-pronged spear that was one of the two weapons (the other being a net) of a retiarius in ancient Roman gladiatorial combat.
–adj.
three-pronged.
[< Latin tridēns, -dentis < tri- three + dēns tooth]

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