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thrice

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thrice  (thrs)
adv.
1. Three times.
2. In a threefold quantity or degree.
3. Archaic Extremely; greatly.
[Middle English thries, adverbial genitive of thrie, from Old English thrga; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
thrice
Adverb
Literary
1. three times: twice or thrice in a lifetime
2. three times as big, much, etc.: his vegetables are thrice the size of mine [Old English thrīwa, thrīga]
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Adv.1.thrice - three times; "I called you thrice last night"


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