noun the number 3 ○ She’s only three (years old), so she can’t read yet. ○ Come and see me at three (o’clock). ○ Three men walked into the bank and pulled out guns. (NOTE: three (3) but third (3rd))
three
a. [OE. þre, þreo, þri, AS. þri, masc., þreó, fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dri, Icel. þrir, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. þreis, Lith. trys, Ir., Gael. & W. tri, Russ. tri, L. tres, Gr. trei^s, Skr. tri. rad.301. Cf. 3d Drilling, Tern, a., Third, Thirteen, Thirty, Tierce, Trey, Tri-, Triad, Trinity, Tripod.] One more than two; two and one. ´I offer thee three things.´ 2 Sam. xxiv. 12. “Three solemn aisles approach the shrine.” Keble. Three is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, composed of, or containing, three parts, portions, organs, or the like; as three-branched, three-capsuled, three-celled, three-cleft, three-edged, three-foot, three- footed, three-forked, three-grained, three-headed, three-legged, three-mouthed, three-nooked, three-petaled, three-pronged, three-ribbed, three-seeded, three-stringed, three-toed, and the like.
three
n. 1. The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. Rule of three. (Arith.) See under Rule, n.
2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. Rule of three. (Arith.) See under Rule, n.
"Hee-hee-hee!" cackled three mean hyenas, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed.
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
Meaning of “three” in English language – noun the number 3 ○ She’s only three (ye...
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