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thrice

[thrahys]
adverb
1.
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
2.
in threefold quantity or degree.
3.
very; extremely.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English thries, equivalent to obsolete thrie thrice (Old English thrīga) + -s -s1
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Thrice is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • For some debt profiles, this proportion will be close to thrice the reciprocal of the average maturity.
  • My house is thrice as heavy as a light timber frame house.
  • Petraeus should think twice or even thrice about this.
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thrice (θraɪs)
 
adv
1.  three times
2.  in threefold degree
3.  archaic greatly
 
[Old English thrīwa, thrīga; see three]

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thrice
c.1200, from O.E. þriga, þriwa "thrice" (from þrie "three;" see three) + adverbial genitive -es, changed to -ce c.1600 to reflect voiceless pronunciation.
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