three: Meaning and Definition of
three
Pronunciation: (thrē), [key]
— n.
- a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.
- a set of this many persons or things.
- a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with three pips.
—adj.
- amounting to three in number.
- See (def. 2).
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