Three Musketeers

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the 1844 historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers, originally published as French Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas.

Noun[edit]

the Three Musketeers pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic) A group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio.
    • 1999, Mona the Vampire, "Red Moon Monsters" (season 1, episode 6b):
      Mona: A fire giant finger toast to the Three Musketeers!
      Charley and Lily: Only scarier!
    We're the Three Musketeers of gardening!
  2. plural of Three Musketeer

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