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CIDE DICTIONARY
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thrice

POS

Adverb

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adverbial thrice has 1 sense

thrice(r = adv.all) - three times; "I called you thrice last night"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

thrice, adv. [OE. thries; thrie thrice (AS. , ) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See Three, and -wards.].

Three times. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
"Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice." [1913 Webster]

In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very. [1913 Webster]
" Thrice is often used, generally with an intensive force, to form compounds which are usually of obvious meaning; as, in thrice-blessed, thrice-favored, thrice-hallowed, thrice-happy, thrice-told, and the like." [1913 Webster]

"Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you
To pardon me." [1913 Webster]

"Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

thrice, adv. archaic or literary 1 three times.
2 (esp. in comb.) highly (thrice-blessed).

Etymology

ME thries f. thrie (adv.) f. OE thriwa, thriga (as THREE, -S(3))

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ROGET THESAURUS

thrice

Triplication
N triplication, triplicity, trebleness, trine, treble, triple, tern, ternary, triplicate, threefold, trilogistic, third, trinal, trine, three times, three fold, thrice, in the third place, thirdly, trebly.