three

The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1.

The third in a set or sequence.

Something having three parts, units, or members.

Being the sum of two and one; being one more than two: a cardinal numeral.

The writings so condemned. The edict was intended to reconcile the Monophysites to the church by seeming to imply a partial disapproval of the Council of Chalcedon, which had admitted Theodoret and Ibas, after giving explanations, to communion.

A number the sum of two and one.

A symbol representing three units, as 3, III, or iii.

A playing-card bearing three spots or pips.

One more than two; two and one.

The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.