three

three · numeral

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Definitions

numeral

  1. 1.

    The number equivalent to the sum of one and two; one more than two; 3.

  2. 2.

    (noun) The number or figure 3.

  3. 3.

    A group or unit of three people or things.

  4. 4.

    Something having three parts or members.

Forms

plural: threes

Related words

See also: four, third, two
Synonyms: trio, triplet

Etymology

From Old English "threo," from Proto-Germanic "thrijiz," from Proto-Indo-European "treyes" (three). This is one of the most stable words across Indo-European languages (Latin "tres," Greek "treis," Sanskrit "trayas").