three: Meaning and Definition of

three

Pronunciation: (thrē), [key]
— n.
  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.
—adj.
  1. amounting to three in number.
  2. See (def. 2).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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