three

The definition of three is two plus one more.

(adjective)

An example of three is a couple and one of their friends; three friends.

Three is the number between two and four, or a group of two plus one more people or things.

(noun)

See three in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

totaling one more than two

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

noun

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

See three in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English thrī; see trei- in Indo-European roots

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