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three-handed

three-hand·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [three han-did]
    • /θri ˈhæn dɪd/
    • /θriː hænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [three han-did]
    • /θri ˈhæn dɪd/

Definition of three-handed word

  • adjective three-handed involving three hands or players, as a game at cards. 1

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Origin of three-handed

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Three-handed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

three-handed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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