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)

  1. An example of three is how old a child turns after having been two years old.
  2. An example of three is a group of puppies made up of two males and a female.

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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

  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

See three in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.
  2. The third in a set or sequence.
  3. Something having three parts, units, or members.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

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

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