thrice

Thrice is defined as something that happened three times, or three times stronger or better.

(adverb)

An example of something thrice is an award that has been won three times; thrice awarded.
An example of something thrice is a new detergent that cleans three times better than an earlier formula; thrice clean.

See thrice in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

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

See thrice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

Origin:

Origin: Middle English thries

Origin: , adverbial genitive of thrie

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

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