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- [three pees]
- /θri pis/
- /θriː piːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [three pees]
- /θri pis/
Definitions of three-piece word
- adjective three-piece Clothing. consisting of three matching or harmonious pieces, as an ensemble of coat, skirt, and blouse for a woman or a suit of a jacket, vest, and pair of trousers for a man. 1
- adjective three-piece having three parts. 1
- noun three-piece a three-piece ensemble or suit. Compare coordinate (def 7). 1
- adjective three-piece A three-piece suit is a set of three pieces of matching clothing, usually a man's jacket, waistcoat, and trousers. 0
- adjective three-piece A three-piece suite is a sofa and two matching armchairs. 0
- adjective three-piece having three pieces, esp (of a suit, suite, etc) consisting of three matching parts 0
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Origin of three-piece
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Three-piece
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
three-piece popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with t
- Words starting with th
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- Words starting with thre
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- Words starting with threep
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- Words starting with threepiec
- Words starting with threepiece