[three] Pronunciation Key, | 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. |
| 5. | amounting to three in number. |
| 6. | three sheets in the wind. sheet2 (def. 3). |
] Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
| three
(thrē) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old English thrī; see trei- in Indo-European roots.] three adj. & pron. |
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three
| 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] |
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)
Three
Three\, a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo, [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[=i], masc., [thorn]re['o], fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dr[=i], Icel. [thorn]r[=i]r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys, Ir., Gael. & W. tri, Russ. tri, L. tres, Gr. trei^s, Skr. tri. [root]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. Note: 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
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.
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