"threeness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɹiːnəs/ [UK] Forms: threenesses [plural]
Etymology: From three + -ness. Compare Middle English þrinnesse, þrimnesse, þremnesse, þrumnesse (“trinity”, literally “three-ness”), Old English þrīnes, þrinnes (“trinity”, literally “three-ness”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|three|ness}} three + -ness, {{cog|enm|þrinnesse}} Middle English þrinnesse, {{m|enm|þrimnesse}} þrimnesse, {{m|enm|þremnesse}} þremnesse, {{m|enm|þrumnesse|lit=three-ness|t=trinity}} þrumnesse (“trinity”, literally “three-ness”), {{cog|ang|þrīnes}} Old English þrīnes, {{m|ang|þrinnes|lit=three-ness|t=trinity}} þrinnes (“trinity”, literally “three-ness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} threeness (countable and uncountable, plural threenesses)
  1. The state of being three; triunity; trinity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Three
    Sense id: en-threeness-en-noun-YFgfp7jp Disambiguation of Three: 36 25 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 3 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 4 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 85 3 12
  2. A group of three; a trio. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Three Synonyms (group of three): threesome
    Sense id: en-threeness-en-noun-tDnYrWVc Disambiguation of Three: 36 25 39 Disambiguation of 'group of three': 8 86 6
  3. (Christianity) The Trinity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity, Three
    Sense id: en-threeness-en-noun-jhymU235 Disambiguation of Three: 36 25 39 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: triad, trinity, trio, threeness, triality Hypernyms: manyness, tripartiteness Hyponyms: triunity

Inflected forms

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