Three-pronged

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having three prongs or similar parts; trifurcate. not-comparable

    "A three-pronged attack to bridge the gap between current and budgeted performance envisaged £31m in revenue growth, £47m in cost reduction and £25m from redefining the InterCity route network [...]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having three prongs wordnet

Synonyms

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deltoidthree dimensionaltriangulartridenttrifurcatetrilateral

Example

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"The boss outlined a three-pronged approach to turn the fortune of the company around."

Etymology

From three + pronged.

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