noun
( NAmE ) (used especially in newspapers) an occasion when a person or team wins a competition for the third time, especially in sport
► ˌthree-ˈpeat verb [ v ]
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat .
noun
( NAmE ) (used especially in newspapers) an occasion when a person or team wins a competition for the third time, especially in sport
► ˌthree-ˈpeat verb [ v ]
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005