˜yÐÄvlog

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three

[ three ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with three pips.


adjective

  1. amounting to three in number.

three

/ θ°ù¾±Ë /

noun

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number See also number
  2. a numeral, 3, III, (iii), representing this number
  3. the amount or quantity that is one greater than two
  4. something representing, represented by, or consisting of three units such as a playing card with three symbols on it
  5. Also calledthree o'clock three hours after noon or midnight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

determiner

    1. amounting to three

      three ships

    2. ( as pronoun )

      three were killed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of three1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thrÄ“o, thrÄ«o, feminine and neuter of ³Ù³ó°ùÄ«(±ð); cognate with Dutch drie, German drei, Old Norse ³Ù³ó°ùÄ«°ù, Gothic threis, Greek ³Ù°ù±ðî²õ, Latin ³Ù°ùŧ²õ “t³ó°ù±ð±ð,†ter “t³ó°ù¾±³¦±ð,†Irish ³Ù°ùí, Old Church Slavonic tri, Sanskrit trÄ«, tráyas
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of three1

Old English ³Ù³ó°ùŧ´Ç; related to Old Norse ³Ù³ó°ùÄ«°ù, Old High German »å°ùÄ«, Latin ³Ù°ùŧ²õ, Greek treis
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. three sheets in the wind. sheet 2( def 3 ).
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Example Sentences

To complete a standard washing cycle, Mr and Mrs Hannam said they must fill up their washing machine with six four-pint cartons three times.

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Form has dipped since reaching top of his game two or three years ago.

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Liverpool's defence is rolling at the moment, with three clean sheets in their past four including keeping Manchester City and Newcastle out.

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With the Lakers putting some positive possessions together at the end of the third, Austin Reaves got caught reaching in on Stephen Curry and sent him to the line for three free throws.

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Seth Hernandez threw three scoreless innings and had a triple and double.

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