Three

Here is the numeral 3.

3
Here are three dots.
A triangle has three sides,
and three angles too.
This die shows three dots.
Here is a playing card—
the three of diamonds.
This child is three years old.
three o’clock
Three is the atomic number of the
element Lithium.
Three equals one plus two.

3=1+2
If you make three of something,
you get triple of the thing, like
a triple scoop of ice cream,
or like Triple A (AAA).
Here is the word three.

three
 Three people who go together are
a trio—like the Three Musketeers.
There are many other famous trios,
like the Three Graces,
the Three Fates,
the three wise men,
the three blind mice,
the Three Stooges,
the three little pigs,
and the three bears.
The ordinal word for 3 is third (3rd),

third 3 rd
as in, “Go through the third door.”
Christians believe that God is
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
—this is called the Trinity.
There are three Abrahamic religions:
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Three is an odd number,

1, 3, 5, 7, 9…
 and also a prime number.

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13…
Many things that come in threes, like
utensils: knife, fork, and spoon,
me, myself, and I,
reading, writing, and arithmetic
(called the Three Rs),
breakfast, lunch, and dinner
(three meals),
 and red, white, and blue
(the colors of the U.S. flag).
 In Russia, a troika is
three horses pulling a sleigh.
A shamrock has three leaves.
 The word dog
has three letters.

D O G
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 There are three branches
of the U.S. government:
executive, legislative, and judicial.
 Three equal pieces of
a turnip are each thirds.
Here is the sign for one third.
Here is the Roman numeral III.

III
Space has three dimensions:
length, width, and height.
 A three-piece suit has
a jacket, a vest, and slacks.
A tricycle has three wheels.
 In sports, third place
earns a bronze medal.
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