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thrice (t̸hrīs)

adverb

  1. three times
  2. three times as much or as many; threefold; triply
  3. greatly; highly

Etymology: ME thries < thrie (< OE thriwa, thrice, akin to threo, three) + -(e)s, adv. gen. suffix, after ones (see once)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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