three
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• adjective
Amounting to one more than two; totaling three in number.
"The bakery sold out of its three signature pastries before noon."
• noun
The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of one and two; one less than four.
"Nine divided by three equals three."
A written or printed numeral or symbol representing the number three (such as 3 or III), or an object, playing card, or die face marked with three spots or units.
"He played the three of hearts to win the trick."
A group, set, or unit of three people or things; a trio.
"The students were asked to arrange their desks in threes for the group activity."
• pronoun
Three people or things previously mentioned or easily identified from the context.
"Out of the ten applicants interviewed, only three were invited back for the final round."
• Rhymes for three
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'þrēo', of Proto-Germanic origin, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*trei-' meaning 'three', making it cognate with Latin 'trēs', Ancient Greek 'treis', and Sanskrit 'trayas'.
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