Three definition
The definition of three is two plus one more.
An example of three is a couple and one of their friends; three friends.
adjective
A person who is three years old.
All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
noun
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Something numbered three or having three units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
noun
The cardinal number between two and four; 3; III.
noun
Three is the number between two and four, or a group of two plus one more people or things.
An example of three is how old a child turns after having been two years old.
An example of three is a group of puppies made up of two males and a female.
noun
Totaling one more than two.
adjective
Any group of three people or things.
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The digit/figure 3.
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The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.
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The third in a set or sequence.
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Something having three parts, units, or members.
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Origin of three
- Middle English from Old English thrī trei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English þrī, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
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