# trigeminus

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tréyes
Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

## Source
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