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three
[three]
noun
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.
a set of this many persons or things.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with three pips.
adjective
amounting to three in number.
three
/ θː /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number See also number
a numeral, 3, III, (iii), representing this number
the amount or quantity that is one greater than two
something representing, represented by, or consisting of three units such as a playing card with three symbols on it
Also called: three o'clock.three hours after noon or midnight
determiner
amounting to three
three ships
( as pronoun )
three were killed
Word History and Origins
Origin of three1
Word History and Origins
Origin of three1
Example Sentences
He came on in the 2-0 win over Ireland last September before making his full debut against Finland at Wembley three days later.
But three weeks later, the money had still not appeared.
Surgeons had to remove two teeth that were unsavable, and placed three metal plates in her jaw.
He walked four batters for the second time in as many starts — the only time he’s issued at least four free passes in back-to-back games in his career — and struck out three batters.
Four players — three of them French — scored at least 15 goals in all competition last season; only one was older than 23.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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