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three.

A numerical value equal to 3; the number following two and preceding four.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

num/θɹɪj/British, Southern, Standard/θɹiː/Received-Pronunciation[θɾ̪̊iː]Received-Pronunciation[θɾ̪̊ɪi]Received-Pronunciation

  1. A numerical value equal to 3; the number following two and preceding four.

  2. Describing a set or group with three elements.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English thre, threo, thrie, thri, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of tres and trey. Cognate with German drei, Albanian tre, Armenian երեք (erekʻ), Latin trēs, Latvian trīs, Lithuanian trỹs, Greek τρεῖς (treís), Old Church Slavonic трьѥ (trĭje), and others.

noun/θɹɪj/British, Southern, Standard/θɹiː/Received-Pronunciation[θɾ̪̊iː]Received-Pronunciation[θɾ̪̊ɪi]Received-Pronunciation

  1. The digit/figure 3.

  2. Anything measuring three units, as length.

    Put all the threes in a separate container.

  3. A person who is three years old.

    All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.

  4. The playing card featuring three pips.

  5. Three o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

  6. Abbreviation of three-pointer.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English thre, threo, thrie, thri, from Old English þrī, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Doublet of tres and trey. Cognate with German drei, Albanian tre, Armenian երեք (erekʻ), Latin trēs, Latvian trīs, Lithuanian trỹs, Greek τρεῖς (treís), Old Church Slavonic трьѥ (trĭje), and others.

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