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three definition

three (t̸hrē)

adjective

totaling one more than two

Etymology: ME < OE threo, thrie, akin to Ger drei < IE base *trei- > L tres, Gr treis, Sans tri

noun

  1. the cardinal number between two and four; 3; III
  2. any group of three people or things
  3. something numbered three or having three units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
  4. Basketball three-pointer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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