Meaning of three | Babel Free

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1. A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
2. Describing a set or group with three elements.
3. A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune, triunity, troika.
4. having three (of something). a three-page letter. drie مُكَوَّن من ثلاثَة три- de três tří- drei... tre- τρι(σ)- (ως α΄ συνθ.) de tres kolme- ...سه kolme- de trois (...) בַּעַל שָׁלוֹש - तीन tro-, tri- három- tiga þriggja- di tre (...) ３－ 3- trijų trīs- tiga drie- tre- trzy- de três de trei (...) трёх- troj- ki ima tri (...) tro- tre- สาม üç ... (前綴)三... три- تين پر مشتمل thuộc số ba （前缀）三...
5. (abbreviation 3–D) having three dimensions, ie height, width and depth. driedimensioneel ثُلاثي الأبْعاد триизмерен tridimensional trojrozměrný dreidimensional tredimensional τρισδιάστατοςtridimensional kolmemõõtmeline سه بعدی kolmiulotteinen tridimensionnel תְלַת-מְמַדִי त्रिविम trodimenzionalan háromdimenziós tiga dimensi þrívíddar- tridimensionale ３次元の 3차원의 trimatis trīsdimensiju- tiga dimensi driedimensionaaltredimensjonaltrójwymiarowy de três dimensões tridimensional трёхмерный trojrozme...
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6. not quite full-length. a three-quarter (-length) coat. driekwart ثلاثَةُ أرْباع три-четвърти três quartos tříčtvrteční dreiviertel trekvart; trekvart- τρουακάρ, που έχει μήκος τριών τετάρτων tres cuartos kolmveerand(pikk) سه چهارم kolmeneljäsosa- trois-quarts שׁלוֹשֶת רִבעֵי- तीन चौथाई tričetvrt háromnegyed(es) tiga perempat þrír fjórðu trequarti ７分身の 4분의 3, 거의 trijų ketvirčių trīsceturtdaļ- tiga suku driekwarttrekvart, trefjerdedels trzy czware a três quartos trei sferturi в три четверти tro...
7. a person or animal that is three years old. drie jaar oue شَخْص أو حيوان عُمْرُه ثلاث سَنَوات три годишен de três anos tříletý, -á der/die Dreijährige treårig τρίχρονος (για πρόσωπο ή ζώο) de tres años kolme(aasta)ne هر چیز سه ساله kolmivuotias âgé de trois ans בֵּן שָׁלוֹש तीन वर्षीय trogodišnjak berumur 3 tahun þriggja ára gamall (bambino/animale) di tre anni ３歳の人 3세 trimetis trīsgadnieks tiga tahun driejarige treåring trzylatek de três anos persoană/animal de trei ani человек, животное тре...
8. (of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old. drie jaar oud يبلغُ الثلاث سَنَوات من العُمر тригодишен de três anos tříletý dreijährig treårig τρίχρονος de tres años kolme(aasta)ne سه ساله kolmivuotias de trois ans בֵּן שָׁלוֹש तीन साल का trogodišnji hároméves berumur 3 tahun þriggja ára di tre anni ３歳の 3세의 trejų metų trīsgadīgs tiga tahun driejarigtreårs-, treårig trzyletni de três anos de trei ani трёхгодовалый;трёхлетний trojročný trileten trogodišnji treårig ซึ่งมีอายุสามปี üç ya...
9. The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.
10. The third in a set or sequence.
11. Something having three parts, units, or members.
12. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of two and one and is a prime number. See also number1

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Examples

“Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.”

“There is a soft-mat seat (which originally had a palm fiber underwebbing) supported by three curved transverse braces.”

“Okay, on three, we open the door and jump on the rope. One, two… Wait, wait! Do we go on three? Or do we go on “go”? Three! Who said anything about “go”?”

“Now we continue zooming-in in three different directions depending on the number of ones.”

“Why should she care? One…two… Do we shoot on three? Yes on three. Like one, two, three, shoot.”

“The beetles are named Binburrum articuno, Binburrum moltres and Binburrum zapdos after three rare Pokémon: Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos.”

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