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thrice

θraɪs
WordNet
  1. (adv) thrice
    three times "I called you thrice last night"
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Thrice
    Three times. "Thrice in vain.", "Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice ."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. thrice
    Three times.
  2. thrice
    Hence, in a general sense, repeatedly; emphatically; fully.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adv) Thrice
    thrīs three times.
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. thries,; thrie, thrice (AS. þriga, þriwa,) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See Three, and -wards

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary M. E. thriës—A.S. þríwa, thrice—þrí, three.

Usage in the news

Always intermediate but never average, GM's legendary A-body chassis was a size so nice they built it thrice. hemmings.com

Starting tomorrow night at 6pm THE EDGE SHOW with Josh and Ashley have your chance to see THRICE for one of the last times ever. xou.org

Win tix to see the Thrice Farewell Tour. xou.org

Crusaders crown thrice as nice. timesleader.com

Trials Textile Best Falls Thrice . swimmingworldmagazine.com

Thrice balances life, death and goodbyes with its latest album and final tour. urbantulsa.com

When Thrice returns to Cain's Ballroom touring behind its latest CD, Major/Minor, this coming Tuesday (May 8), it will be more than just another tour stop. urbantulsa.com

Why Some Evangelicals Back Thrice -Wed Gingrich. kunm.org

Thrice at the Newport. columbusalive.com

Thrice always seemed more respectable than many of their peers in the emo and post-hardcore scene. columbusalive.com

It's been a tough year for Thrice —personally and professionally. dallasobserver.com

Digitally Enhanced Irvine's Thrice make the best of online thievery with their latest record. ocweekly.com

For their latest album, Thrice really rolled up their sleeves. ocweekly.com

Pelican, Circa Survive, and Thrice at Revolution. miaminewtimes.com

Plays tennis thrice weekly with friends he has known for more than 50 years. forbes.com

Usage in scientific papers

The second follows from x + y ≍ x ∨ y for x, y ≥ 0 (used thrice).
Asymptotic equivalence and contiguity of some random graphs

Each edge in this quotient is traversed twice or thrice, but the quotient has type A.
Words Maps and Spectra of Random Graph Lifts

Since each triangle consists of three nodes, it is counted thrice when we sum δ(i) for each node in the graph.
Evolving Clustered Random Networks

This later point was especially important for NGC 1333 in which the observations were thrice divided and hence we would have required about 30 counts in each observation for successful binned fits.
The Properties of X-ray Luminous Young Stellar Objects in the NGC 1333 and Serpens Embedded Clusters

Let ϕ : Rk → R be a thrice differentiable function with bounded second and first derivatives.
Fine Gaussian fluctuations on the Poisson space II: rescaled kernels, marked processes and geometric U-statistics

Usage in literature

Unmoved by the creature's rage, he is to strike her thrice on the head with each rod and take the keys from her mouth. "The Science of Fairy Tales" by Edwin Sidney Hartland

Thrice Skarphedinn tried to leap after Kari, and thrice the beam broke under his weight, and he was forced to climb back again. "The Red Romance Book" by Various

Rub it thrice on the part affected, and mark the result. "Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)" by John Roby

Thrice Chluas strove to rouse himself, but thrice he sank into a deeper sleep. "Edmund Dulac’s Fairy-Book" by Edmund Dulac

Thrice Butler had chased her. "As We Sweep Through The Deep" by Gordon Stables

From the woods fifty yards away came the answering hoot of an owl, once, twice, thrice. "The Riflemen of the Ohio" by Joseph A. Altsheler

Thrice the Greeks tried to storm it; but thrice they were driven back. "The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II" by Thomas Lord Cochrane

His funny stories had long been thrice told. "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847" by Various

What does it mean that we adore the Thrice Holy One? "Holy in Christ" by Andrew Murray

Thrice the Duke, forcibly encouraged by Mirabeau, refused to go. "Lectures on the French Revolution" by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

Usage in poetry
Welcome to France!
From sea to sea,
With heart and hand!
Welcome to all within the land--
Thrice welcome let her be!
Live for ever, glorious Lord!
Live by all thy works adored!
One in Three; and Three in One,
Thrice we bow to Thee alone.
Thrice happy she who yet will dare,
Who, baffled, prayeth still!
He, if he may, will grant her prayer
In fulness of her will!
"Harsher is thy creed than ours;
For had I a son as comely
As Pedrillo, I would love him,
Love him were he thrice a Christian.
Thy sacred leaves, fair Freedom's flower,
Shall ever float on dome and tower,
To all their heavenly colors true,
In blackening frost or crimson dew,—
And God love us as we love thee,
Thrice holy Flower of Liberty!
Small thought had he to mark the strife —
Cold fear with hot desire —
When thrice she leaped from the leaping flame,
And thrice she beat her breast for shame,
And thrice like a wounded dove she came
And moaned about the fire.