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trois

American  
[trwah] / trwɑ /

noun

French.
  1. the number 3.


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The cast of three dancers — Black, queer, and trans, at center-stage, perform a male pas de deux and then a pas de trois.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Ayano Kimura and Ariel Martinez sparkled in the first-act pas de trois.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Their break has been good news for their sponsors but there little hope of a stage win for les trois amis.

From The Guardian • Jul. 7, 2018

Thomas’ mixed-media work “Le déjeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires,” for example, is 24 feet across and serves as the grand finale of the exhibition.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2018

She approaches Werner for a second time, her lips working softly, counting to herself— deux trois quatre—coming so close he can count the freckles on her nose, smell the loaf of bread in her knapsack.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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