"less than three" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-less than three.wav Forms: less than threes [plural]
Etymology: Humorous literal reading of the <3 representation of a heart, often by text-to-speech programs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} less than three (plural less than threes)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of <3 Tags: Internet, humorous Synonyms: <3 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-less_than_three-en-noun-z2pLRe0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-less than three.wav Forms: less than threes [present, singular, third-person], less than threeing [participle, present], less than threed [participle, past], less than threed [past]
Etymology: Humorous literal reading of the <3 representation of a heart, often by text-to-speech programs. Head templates: {{en-verb}} less than three (third-person singular simple present less than threes, present participle less than threeing, simple past and past participle less than threed)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) To love. Tags: Internet, humorous Synonyms: <3
    Sense id: en-less_than_three-en-verb-dJI9EGiP

Inflected forms

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