adverb
thrice
THRYCE/θraɪs/
Three times.
The tower of three cubes is thrice the single cube's height.
Etymology
Three plus an adverbial ending gives 'on three occasions' or 'three times over.' The same counting idea applies to repetition, amount, or degree.
In context
whose Shores have Thrice been plundered by the mugal the Portuguese and the British
More examples
- She checks the address thrice before mailing the package.
- We meet thrice a year to review the budget.
- This bag costs thrice as much as the smaller one.
Forms
thrice
Similar words
- three times
- The everyday equivalent; thrice sounds more formal or literary.
- threefold
- Describes a tripled amount, rather than three separate occurrences.