Three

Pronunciation

• enPR: thrÄ“
• UK IPA: /θɹiː/
• US IPA: /θɹi/
• Rhymes: -iː

Alternative forms

• thre, threy, thrie all obsolete

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English þrī, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Numeral

numeral

1. (cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; This many dots (•••).
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2. (of a set or group) Having three elements.

Related terms

• third, thrice, triple

Synonyms

• (numerical value) leash, tether dialectal

Full definition of three

Noun

1. The digit/figure 3.
2. Anything measuring three units, as length.Put all the threes in a separate container.
3. A person who is three years old.All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
4. The playing card featuring three pips.

Derived terms

• threefold
• threepence
• threesome
• thruppence
• three-up

Anagrams

• Ether, ether, Reeth, theer, there