Three Definition

thrē
noun
The cardinal number between two and four; 3; III.
Webster's New World
The third in a set or sequence.
American Heritage
Any group of three people or things.
Webster's New World
Something numbered three or having three units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
adjective
Totaling one more than two.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Three

Noun

Singular:
three
Plural:
threes

Origin of Three

  • From Middle English, from Old English þrī, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English thrī trei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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