"less than three" meaning in English

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Verb

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. 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-N-OMg8z- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for less than three meaning in English (1.2kB)

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