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triton

/tʁi.tɔ̃/

noun, masculine/tʁi.tɔ̃/plural: tritons

newt; merman; triton

triton rugueuxrough-skinned newt

Learned borrowing from Latin Trītōn, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).

noun, masculine/tʁi.tɔ̃/plural: tritons

tritone

Synonyms: quarte augmentée

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos). By surface analysis, tri- + ton.