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3
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun 3 has 1 sense
- 3(n = noun.quantity) deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one; Array is a kind of digit, figure
Adjective 3 has 1 sense
- 3(s = adj.all) iii, three - being one more than two; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
3, adj.
one more than two; denoting a quantity consisting of three items or units; -- representing the number three as an Arabic numeral [WordNet 1.5]
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