"less than three" meaning in English

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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. Wikipedia link: text-to-speech programs Tags: Internet, humorous Synonyms: <3
    Sense id: en-less_than_three-en-verb-dJI9EGiP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "less than threes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less than threeing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less than threed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less than threed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I less than three this website.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To love."
      ],
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          "Internet",
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        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
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        ],
        [
          "love",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Internet slang, humorous) To love."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "<3"
        }
      ],
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        "Internet",
        "humorous"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "text-to-speech programs"
      ]
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  ],
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "less than threes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less than threeing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less than threed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "less than threed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "English internet slang",
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        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I less than three this website.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To love."
      ],
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        ],
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          "love",
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      ],
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        "Internet",
        "humorous"
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    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "<3"
    }
  ],
  "word": "less than three"
}

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