1
: three times
often used in combination
thrice-married
2
a
: in a threefold manner or degree
b
: to a high degree

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Solomun will perform not once but thrice with a weekend one set on the mainstage, a weekend two b2b with Anyma and a third set on the festival’s Freedom Stage. Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025 Tkachuk’s Corsi rating at five-on-five has dipped below 50 percent thrice during the seven-game stretch. Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 She’s thrice been named the Academy of Country Music Awards’ Entertainer of the Year, the most of any female artist. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 Barkley’s team-record 2,283 scrimmage yards contain the supernatural scenes of him scoring thrice in the Sao Paulo season-opener, leaping over a defender backward and out-dueling Derrick Henry in Baltimore. Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for thrice 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English thrie, thries, from Old English thriga; akin to Old Frisian thria three times, Old English thrīe three

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of thrice was in the 13th century

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“Thrice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrice. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

thrice

adverb
1
: three times
2
: to a high degree

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