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three | reading |
(cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as ; This many dots (•••).
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(of a set or group) Having three elements.
The digit/figure 3.
Anything measuring three units, as length.
A person who is three years old.
The playing card featuring three pips.
The process of interpreting written language.
The process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device.
A value indicated by a measuring device.
A meeting where written material is read aloud.
An interpretation.
One of several stages a bill passes through before becoming law.
As a numeral three
is (cardinal) a numerical value after two and before four represented in arabic digits as ; this many dots (•••).As a noun three
is the digit/figure 3.As a proper noun reading is
.three
English
(wikipedia three)Alternative forms
* (all obsolete)Numeral
(head)- Venters began to count them—one—two—three —four—on up to sixteen.
Synonyms
* (numerical value) leash, tether (dialectal)See also
*Noun
(en noun)- Put all the threes in a separate container.
- All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
Derived terms
* threefold * threepence * threesome * thruppence * three-upSee also
* (Symbols of number three in various numeral systems) * * : 3 * * : ?, ? * : * * * * * * * * * * * * : * : III * * * *Statistics
*reading
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(wikipedia reading)- a speedometer reading .
- a poetry reading .
- a reading of the current situation .