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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trident/ˈtrʌɪdnt/

▶noun a three-pronged spear, especially as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia.

– origin ME: from L. trident-, from tri- ‘three’ + dens, dent- ‘tooth’.

'trident' also found in these Oxford entries:

Britannia - triton

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