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thrice \ˈthrīs\ adverb Etymology: Middle English thries, from thrie three times (from Old English thriga, thriwa) + -es, gen. singular ending of nouns (functioning adverbially, as in nedes needs); akin to Old Frisian thria three times, Old Saxon thriio, thriwo; derivatives from the root of Old English thrīe three — more at three, -s 1. : three times < a cleaning woman thrice weekly should do — Waldo Frank > < bells … which thrice daily chime the Angelus — American Guide Series: California > 2. a. : in a threefold manner or degree b. : to high degree : fully, repeatedly — used as an intensive < thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just — Shakespeare > |