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Three

/θɹiː/

The digit/figure 3.

📖 Definitions of "Three"

noun
  1. 1

    The digit/figure 3.

  2. 2

    Anything measuring three units, as length.

    "Put all the threes in a separate container."

  3. 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. 4

    The playing card featuring three pips.

numeral
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Describing a set or group with three elements.

noun
  1. 1

    A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.

  2. 2

    A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.

  3. 3

    A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.

  4. 4

    A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.

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