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

Examples of thrice in a Sentence

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Only thrice since the depository was established have outsiders entered the vault. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 Your in-suite minibar is stocked twice daily and your suite has thrice daily housekeeping. Johanna Read, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Cabaret — 1993, 1998, and 2014 Richard Corkery / New York Daily News Archive via Getty Images Cumming has been in major productions of Cabaret not once, not twice, but thrice. James Factora, Them, 20 Feb. 2025 This backfills how Reacher was able to play Russian roulette thrice without dying. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

thrice

adverb
1
: three times
2
: to a high degree

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