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triskelion

tri·skel·i·on [ trī skéllee ən, tri skéllee ən ] (plural tri·skel·i·a [ trī skéllee ə, tri skéllee ə ]) or tri·skele [ tr skl, tríss kl ] (plural tri·skeles)


noun 
Definition:
 
symbol with 3 radiating parts: a symbol in the form of three bent or curved lines or limbs radiating from a common center. It is sometimes a representation of three human limbs.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Greek triskelēs "three-legged" < skelos "leg"]
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