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- [three plahy]
- /θri plaɪ/
- /θriː plaɪ/
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- [three plahy]
- /θri plaɪ/
Definition of three-ply word
- adjective three-ply consisting of three thicknesses, laminations, strands, or the like. 1
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Origin of three-ply
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
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Parts of speech for Three-ply
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
three-ply popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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