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three

  • numeral
  • thrē

A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).

Other meanings

  1. Describing a set or group with three elements.

Related words

  • third
  • thrice
  • triple

Example sentences

  • “Describe your top three technical skills, please.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “Our goat had a litter of three kids.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “There are three more books after that.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "þrī".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “three” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.