Definitions for Three
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace(noun)

   the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

2. trey, three(adj)

   one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips

3. three, 3, iii(adj)

   being one more than two

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1. three(Noun)

   The digit/figure 3.

2. three(Noun)

   Anything measuring three units, as length.

   Put all the threes in a separate container.

3. three(Noun)

   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.

4. three(Noun)

   The playing card featuring three pips.

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1. Three(adj)

   one more than two; two and one

2. Three(noun)

   the number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects

3. Three(noun)

   a symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii

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1. Three

   Three is a 2002 horror film collaboration consisting of three omnibus segments by directors from three Asian countries. The segments are, in the following order: ⁕Memories, directed by Kim Ji-Woon - dialogue in Korean ⁕The Wheel, directed by Nonzee Nimibutr - dialogue in Thai ⁕Going Home, directed by Peter Chan - dialogue in Cantonese and Mandarin The project has a sequel, Three... Extremes following the same concept but with directors Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike and Park Chan-wook.

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1. Three

   thrē, adj. and n. two and one.—adj. Three′-cor′nered, having three corners or angles: (bot.) having three prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.—n. Three′-deck′er, ship of war carrying guns on three decks: an old-fashioned pulpit.—adjs. Three′fold, folded thrice: thrice repeated: consisting of three; Three′-foot, measuring three feet, or having three feet; Three′-leafed, -leaved (bot.), having three distinct leaflets: having the leaves arranged in threes; Three′-lobed (bot.), having three lobes; Three′-man (Shak.), worked by three men.—n. Three′-mas′ter, a ship with three masts.—adjs. Three′-nerved, having three nerves: (bot.) having three distinct nerves running longitudinally without branching, as a leaf; Three′-nooked (Shak.), three-cornered; Three′-part′ed, consisting of three parts: (bot.) divided into three parts down to the base, as a leaf.—n. Threepence (thrē′pens, coll. thrip′ens), three pennies: a silver coin of the value of threepence.—adj. Three′penny, worth threepence: of little worth: mean, vulgar.—ns. Three′-per-cents., bonds or other securities paying three per cent. interest, esp. a portion of the consolidated debt of Great Britain; Three′-pile (Shak.), the finest kind of velvet.—adjs. Three′-piled, set with a thick pile, as velvet: (Shak.) of the best quality: (Shak.) piled one on another; Three′ply, having three plies or folds; Three′score, three times a score, sixty (also n.); Three′-sid′ed, having three sides; Three′some, triple; Three′-suit′ed, having but three suits of clothes; Three′-valved, consisting of, or opening with, three valves.—Three F's, free sale, fixity of tenure, fair rent—the three demands of the Irish Land League; Three R's (see R); Three times three, three cheers thrice repeated. [A.S. þreó, þrý, þír; Ice. þrír, Gael. tri, Goth. threis, Ger. drei, L. tres, Gr. treis, Sans. tri.]

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1. three

   Song lyrics by three -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by three on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Three' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #121

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Three' in Written Corpus Frequency: #99

Anagrams for Three »

1. Ether, ether, Reeth, theer, there

How to pronounce Three?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Three in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Three in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Three in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Three in a Sentence

1. Lluis Orriols:

   The three parties saw opportunities on their right flank ... but they have neglected the center, which the Socialists are now occupying by default.

2. Nicholas Maclean:

   Dubai residential property sales have declined over the past three quarters, but the drop in oil prices is coincidental and the slowdown is more due to big price increases in 2013 - the market is adjusting to return to affordable levels, this is a positive trend and will help prevent a bigger correction in the future.

3. Rupert Hoogewerf:

   Three years ago, on our global rich list, China overtook United States for the first time in the number of billionaires. Today, China surpassed United States for the first time in the number of unicorns.

4. John Ruskin:

   In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.

5. Gary Wilson:

   At three o'clock it was a beautiful summer's day, by four o'clock it was midnight.

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