three

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[edit] English

Most common English words: took « nothing « God « #164: three » put » once » new
English cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : three
    Ordinal : third
    Adverbial : thrice
    Multiplier : triple
English Wikipedia article on three

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Via Middle English from Old English þrī, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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three

  1. One plus two. This many: •••. Ordinal: third. Symbol: 3.
  2. Describing a set or group with three components.

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Singular
three

Plural
threes

three (plural threes)

  1. The digit/figure 3.

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[edit] Manx

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic *trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

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  • IPA: /t̪riː/

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three

  1. (cardinal) three