PRONUNCIATION: thre
NOUN: 1. The cardinal number equal to 2 + 1. 2. The third in a set or sequence. 3. Something having three parts, units, or members.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Old English thr. See trei- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: three Continue reading three
Category: Language
Language is based in threes. Sender, message, receiver. Subject verb object. A language involves a semantic system, a phonological system, and a syntactic system. Phonetics study the sounds of languages from three basic points of view.
tripod
SYLLABICATION: tri Continue reading tripod
Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language
Publication of Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language in 1961 caused public uproar. Continue reading Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language
