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three

–noun

1.	a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.

2.	a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.

3.	a set of this many persons or things.

4.	a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with three pips.

–adjective

5.	amounting to three in number.

—Idiom

6.	three sheets in the wind. sheet² (def. 3).

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE thréo, thrīo, fem. and neut. of thrī(e); c. D drie, G drei, ON thrīr, Goth threis, Gk treǐs, L trés three, ter thrice, Ir trí, OCS tri, Skt trī, tráyas

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three Audio Help (thrē) Pronunciation Key
n.

The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.
The third in a set or sequence.
Something having three parts, units, or members.

[Middle English, from Old English thrī; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

three adj. & pron.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
three

O.E. þreo, fem. and neut. (masc. þri, þrie), from P.Gmc. *thrijiz (cf. O.Fris. thre, M.Du., Du. drie, O.H.G. dri, Ger. drei, O.N. þrir, Dan. tre), from PIE *trejes (cf. Skt. trayas, Avestan thri, Gk. treis, L. tres, Lith. trys, O.C.S. trye, Ir., Welsh tri "three"). 3-D first attested 1952, abbreviation of three-dimensional (1878). Three-piece suit is recorded from 1909. Three cheers for ______ is recorded from 1751. Three-martini lunch is attested from 1972. Three-ring circus first recorded 1898. Three-sixty "complete turnaround" is from 1927, originally among aviators, in ref. to the number of degrees in a full circle. Three musketeers translates Fr. les trois mousquetaires, title of an 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas père.

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three
adjective
1.	being one more than two
noun
1.	the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
2.	one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips [syn: trey]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
three1 [θriː] noun

the number or figure 3

Arabic:	الرَّقَم 3
Chinese (Simplified):	三
Chinese (Traditional):	三
Czech:	tři
Danish:	tre
Dutch:	drie
Estonian:	kolm
Finnish:	kolme
French:	trois
German:	die Drei
Greek:	τρία
Hungarian:	három
Icelandic:	þrír
Indonesian:	tiga
Italian:	tre

Japanese:	３
Korean:	3, 셋
Latvian:	trīs; trijnieks
Lithuanian:	trys
Norwegian:	tre(tall)
Polish:	trzy
Portuguese (Brazil):	três
Portuguese (Portugal):	três
Romanian:	trei
Russian:	три; тройка
Slovak:	tri
Slovenian:	tri
Spanish:	tres
Swedish:	tre
Turkish:	üç

three2 [θriː] noun

the age of 3

Arabic:	عُمر 3 سنوات
Chinese (Simplified):	三岁
Chinese (Traditional):	三歲
Czech:	tři roky
Danish:	tre år
Dutch:	drie
Estonian:	kolm (aastat vana)
Finnish:	kolmen vuoden ikä
French:	trois ans
German:	die Drei
Greek:	η ηλικία των τριών χρόνων
Hungarian:	hároméves
Icelandic:	þriggja ára
Indonesian:	umur 3 tahun
Italian:	tre anni*

Japanese:	３歳
Korean:	3세
Latvian:	trīs gadu vecums
Lithuanian:	trejų metų amžius
Norwegian:	treårsalder
Polish:	wiek 3 lat
Portuguese (Brazil):	idade de três anos
Portuguese (Portugal):	de três anos
Romanian:	trei ani
Russian:	три года
Slovak:	tri roky
Slovenian:	tri
Spanish:	tres años de edad
Swedish:	tre
Turkish:	üç yaşı

three1 [θriː] adjective

3 in number

Arabic:	ثَلاثَه
Chinese (Simplified):	三（的）
Chinese (Traditional):	三(的)
Czech:	tři
Danish:	tre
Dutch:	drie
Estonian:	kolm
Finnish:	kolme
French:	trois
German:	drei
Greek:	τρία (στον αριθμό)
Hungarian:	három
Icelandic:	þrír
Indonesian:	tiga
Italian:	tre

Japanese:	３の
Korean:	3의, 셋의
Latvian:	trīs
Lithuanian:	trys
Norwegian:	tre
Polish:	trzy
Portuguese (Brazil):	três
Portuguese (Portugal):	três
Romanian:	trei
Russian:	три; трое
Slovak:	tri
Slovenian:	tri, trije
Spanish:	tres
Swedish:	tre
Turkish:	üç

three2 [θriː] adjective

aged 3

Arabic:	عَمْرُه 3 سنوات
Chinese (Simplified):	三岁（了）
Chinese (Traditional):	三歲(了)
Czech:	tříletý
Danish:	tre år gammel
Dutch:	drie
Estonian:	kolme(aasta)ne
Finnish:	kolmivuotias
French:	de trois ans
German:	drei
Greek:	που είναι τριών χρόνων
Hungarian:	hároméves
Icelandic:	þriggja ára
Indonesian:	umur 3 tahun
Italian:	di tre anni*

Japanese:	３歳の
Korean:	3세의
Latvian:	trīsgadīgs
Lithuanian:	trejų metų
Norwegian:	tre (år gammel)
Polish:	w wieku 3 lat
Portuguese (Brazil):	de três anos
Portuguese (Portugal):	de três anos
Romanian:	de trei ani
Russian:	трёхлетний
Slovak:	trojročný
Slovenian:	trileten
Spanish:	de tres años de edad
Swedish:	tre
Turkish:	üç yaşında

three-

having three (of something)
Example: a three-page letter

Arabic:	مُكَوَّن من ثلاثَة
Chinese (Simplified):	三…
Chinese (Traditional):	三…
Czech:	tří-
Danish:	tre-
Dutch:	drie©
Estonian:	kolme-
Finnish:	kolmi-
French:	de trois (…)
German:	drei…
Greek:	τρι(σ)- (ως α΄ συνθ.)
Hungarian:	három-
Icelandic:	þriggja-
Indonesian:	tiga

Italian:	di tre (…)*
Japanese:	３－
Latvian:	trīs-
Lithuanian:	trijų
Norwegian:	tre-
Polish:	trzy-
Portuguese (Portugal):	de três
Romanian:	de trei (…)
Russian:	трёх-
Slovak:	troj-
Slovenian:	ki ima tri (…)
Spanish:	de tres
Swedish:	tre-
Turkish:	üç …

See also: three-year-old, three-dimensional, three-quarter

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Three Springs, PA (borough, FIPS 69336) Location: 40.19517 N, 77.98393 W
Population (1990): 422 (194 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17264

Three Rivers, MA (CDP, FIPS 69730) Location: 42.18036 N, 72.37166 W
Population (1990): 3006 (1267 housing units)
Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 01080

Three Rivers, CA Zip code(s): 93271

Three Oaks, MI (village, FIPS 79720) Location: 41.79933 N, 86.61274 W
Population (1990): 1786 (744 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49128

Three Rivers, TX (city, FIPS 72872) Location: 28.46563 N, 98.17792 W
Population (1990): 1889 (807 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78071

Three Lakes, WI Zip code(s): 54562

Three Forks, MT (town, FIPS 73975) Location: 45.88937 N, 111.55368 W
Population (1990): 1203 (549 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59752

Three Churches, WV Zip code(s): 26765

Three Bridges, NJ Zip code(s): 08887

Three Rivers, MI (city, FIPS 79760) Location: 41.94407 N, 85.63213 W
Population (1990): 7413 (3156 housing units)
Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49093

Three Rivers, OR (CDP, FIPS 73225) Location: 43.82014 N, 121.46801 W
Population (1990): 1268 (887 housing units)
Area: 21.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Three Points, AZ (CDP, FIPS 73700) Location: 32.06752 N, 111.27841 W
Population (1990): 2175 (875 housing units)
Area: 126.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Three Mile Bay, NY Zip code(s): 13693

Chevy Chase Section Three, MD (village, FIPS 16730) Location: 38.96945 N, 77.07927 W
Population (1990): 2078 (715 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Three

Drill"ing\, n. [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See Three, and cf. Twill.] (Manuf.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Three

Tern\, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres three. See Three, and cf. Trine.] Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.

Tern flowers (Bot.), flowers growing three and three together.

Tern leaves (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three by three, or having three in each whorl or set.

Tern peduncles (Bot.), three peduncles growing together from the same axis.

Tern schooner (Naut.), a three-masted schooner.

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