Three
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 3 or III.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
4.
a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with three pips.
adjective
5.
amounting to three in number.
Idioms
6.
three sheets in the wind. sheet2 (def 3).
noun
1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number See also number (sense 1)
2.
a numeral, 3, III, (iii), representing this number
3.
the amount or quantity that is one greater than two
4.
something representing, represented by, or consisting of three units such as a playing card with three symbols on it
5.
Also called three o’clock. three hours after noon or midnight
determiner
6.
amounting to three: three ships
(as pronoun): three were killed
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