threesome

[ three-suh m ]

/ ˈθri səm /

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adjective

consisting of three; threefold.

performed or played by three persons.

noun

three forming a group.

something in which three persons participate, as certain games.

Golf. a match in which two players, playing alternately with one ball, compete against a third player who also plays one ball.

Nearby words

threepence, threepenny, threepenny bit, threes and eights, threescore, threesome, threespine stickleback, thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine

Origin of threesome

First recorded in 1325–75, threesome is from the Middle English word thresum. See three, -some²

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British Dictionary definitions for threesome

threesome

/ (ˈθriːsəm) /

noun

a group of three

golf a match in which a single player playing his own ball competes against two others playing alternate strokes on the same ball

any game, etc, for three people

(modifier) performed by threea threesome game

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