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Trilateral

Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral triangle.

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Many-sided 84% connected

Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.

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Many-sided 84% connected

Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.

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Multilateral 84% connected

Having many sides; many-sided.

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Multilateral 84% connected

Having many sides; many-sided.

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Mutual 84% connected

Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, adva…

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Mutual 84% connected

Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, adva…

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Reciprocal 84% connected

Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.

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Reciprocal 84% connected

Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.

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Broader term 1

Polygon 76% connected

A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many an…

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Wedge 76% connected

A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising…

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Three-sided 92% connected

Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Triangle 92% connected

A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.

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Triangular 92% connected

Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.

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Trigon 92% connected

A figure having three angles; a triangle.

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