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three

/θɹiː/
Meanings
  • Number

    The number that follows two and is preceded by two.

    - "In the sequence 1, 2, 3, three is the third number."
    - "Three apples and two oranges make a total of five fruits."
  • Noun

    A term used to denote a group of three individuals or things.

    - "A three is a team of three players in cricket."
    - "The three musketeers were a group of three friends."
Pronunciation
  1. /θɹiː/



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Synonyms

leash , tether
Rhymes
Words rhyming with three
tree , me , sea , free , key
Variants
List of all variants of three that leads to same result
3 , three , threes , three-bagger , three-baggers , three-base hit , three-ball , three-card monte , three-card montes , three-color , three-decker , three-deckers , three-dimensional , three-dimensionalities , three-dimensionality , three-gaited , three-handed , Three Hours
Forms
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third, threes, three's

Etymology
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The word 'three' originated from the Old English word 'threo'. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'threus' and the Proto-Indo-European word 'treyes' which means 'three' in Sanskrit and Greek.

Trivia
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  1. Three is the only prime number that can be expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways: 17² + 12³ = 27 and 15³ + 7³ = 226.

  2. The word 'three' appears 13 times in the English version of the Bible.

Related Concepts
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  1. Triangle: A triangle is a simple polygon with three edges and three vertices. The sum of the internal angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees.

  2. Triad: A triad is a group of three individuals or things that work together. In music, a triad is a chord consisting of three notes.

Culture
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Three holds cultural significance in various ways. In Christianity, the Holy Trinity represents God as three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In Hinduism, the concept of 'Trimurti' represents the three main gods - Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. In mathematics, three is the smallest prime number and the first Mersenne prime number.

How to Memorize "three"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine three dots in a row.
    - Visualize three apples on a table.
    - Think of three fingers on your hand.

  2. associate

    - Associate three with the number of sides on an equilateral triangle.
    - Remember three as the number of primary colors - red, blue, and green.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Three little pigs' to remember the sequence of numbers 1, 2, 3.
    - Think of the phrase 'One, two, three, a bottle of tea' to remember the sequence of numbers 1, 2, 3, and the word 'tea'.

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