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Three Three (thr[=e]), a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo, [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[=i], masc., [thorn]re[ o], fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dr[=i], Icel. [thorn]r[=i]r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys, Ir., Gael. & W. tri, Russ. tri, L. tres, Gr. trei^s, Skr. tri. [root]301. Cf. 3d Drilling, Tern, a., Third, Thirteen, Thirty, Tierce, Trey, Tri-, Triad, Trinity, Tripod.] One more than two; two and one. ``I offer thee three things. --2 Sam. xxiv. 12. [1913 Webster]

Three solemn aisles approach the shrine. --Keble. [1913 Webster]

Note: Three is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, composed of, or containing, three parts, portions, organs, or the like; as, three-branched, three-capsuled, three-celled, three-cleft, three-edged, three-foot, three-footed, three-forked, three-grained, three-headed, three-legged, three-mouthed, three-nooked, three-petaled, three-pronged, three-ribbed, three-seeded, three-stringed, three-toed, and the like. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Three Three, n. 1. The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects. [1913 Webster]

2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii. [1913 Webster]

{Rule of three}. (Arith.) See under Rule, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

to spanish

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to french

three [?ri?] trois
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to deutch

three [?ri?] drei
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three coloured [?ri?k?l?d] dreifarbig
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three dimensional [?ri?dimen??nl] dreidimensional
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three figure [?ri?fig?r] dreistellig
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three four time [?ri?f??rtaim] Dreivierteltakt
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three lives were lost [?ri?livzwi?rl?st] drei Menschen kamen ums Leben
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three months [?ri?m?n?s] Vierteljahr
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three sided [?ri?saidid] dreiseitig
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three wheeler [?ri?wi?l?r] Dreirad
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three wheelers [?ri?wi?l?z] Dreiräder
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to italian

three tre
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three tre volte
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to latin

three [?ri?] tres; tria
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Bible Dictionary

Three
A station on the Appian Road, along which St. Paul travelledfrom Puteoli to Rome. (acts 28:15) The distances, reckoningsouthward from Rome are given as follows in the AntonineItinerary: "to Aricia, 16 miles; to Three Taverns, 17 miles; toAppii Forum, 10 miles;" and, comparing this with what is stillobserved along the line of road, we have no difficulty incoming to the conclusion that "Three Taverns" was near themodern Cisterna . Just at this point a road came in from Antiumon the coast. There is no doubt that "Three Taverns" was afrequent meeting-place of travellers.