/ θraɪs; NAmE / adverb
( old use or formal ) three times
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English thries , from earlier thrie (from Old English thrīga , related to three ) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once .
/ θraɪs; NAmE / adverb
( old use or formal ) three times
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English thries , from earlier thrie (from Old English thrīga , related to three ) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005