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  • 31Three's Co. — Infobox Album | Name = Three s Co. Type = Album Artist = The Tyde Released = August 29 2006 Recorded = ? Genre = Alternative rock Length = 36:26 Label = Rough Trade Producer = Rob Campanella Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 32three-D — UK / US adjective a three D film, picture etc looks as if it has height, depth, and width a three D backdrop effect Derived word: three D UK / US noun uncountable They re showing the film in three D …

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  • 33Three-D — 3 D [[t]ˈθriˈdi[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or representing something in three dimensions; three dimensional: 3 D movies[/ex] 2) a three dimensional form or appearance • Etymology: 1930–35, amer …

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  • 34three —   Kolu, ekolu, akolu.     Three times, ekolu, akolu, kuakolu, pākolu.     Three in one, kahikolu.     Three masted vessel, kia kolu …

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  • 35three r's — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized R Etymology: so called from the facetiously used phrase reading, riting, and rithmetic 1. : the fundamentals taught in elementary school; especially : reading and writing and arithmetic 2. : the fundamental… …

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  • 36three-up — noun A gambling game played with three coins. c.1880: a low gambling game by tossing up three pennies or other coins and crying to them mdash; The Detectives Handbook, published in Australia. Quoted in Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language,… …

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  • 37three — [[t]θri͟ː[/t]] ♦ threes NUM Three is the number 3. We waited three months before going back to see the specialist …

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  • 38three Rs — N PLURAL: the N When talking about children s education, the three Rs are the basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. ...ministers who want teachers to concentrate on the three Rs …

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  • 39three — cardinal number equivalent to the sum of one and two; one more than two; 3. (Roman numeral: iii or III.) Phrases three parts three quarters. Derivatives threefold adjective & adverb Origin OE thrīe (masculine), thrīo, thrēo (fem.), of Gmc origin …

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  • 40three E’S — The term used in Operational or *value for money auditing to denote the *economy *efficiency and * effectiveness of operations under audit. Operational audits frequently use these three criteria, which have been summarized succinctly as follows… …

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