Three (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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
  1. amounting to three in number.
Idioms
  1. sheet2 (def. 3).
noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number
  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. three hours after noon or midnight
determiner
    • amounting to three
    • (as pronoun)
Three (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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