three
three [three threes] BrE [θriː] NAmE [θriː] number 3 There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five. more at in twos and threes at ↑two Idiom: ↑three Rs Word Origin: Old English thrīe (masculine), thrīo, thrēo (feminine), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drie and German drei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin tres and Greek treis.
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