III
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III
- In Roman numerals, the number three is written as III.
- stage III
- phase III
- II and III
Examples
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The king, William III, was Dutch, and the fashionable diet was increasingly French.
Academic text (2011) -
That's why I, Nelson Biederman IV, in honour of my late father, officially declare Judge Nelson Biederman III Park open.
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Some claimed that Joseph Smith III had been designated by his father.
Fiction book (1992) -
Maybe in a big-budget international movie like mission: Impossible III.
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Roland H. Good III, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Oregon.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm Robert Alexander III.
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Napoleon III, imprisoned by the myth of his uncle, Napoleon I, had to liberate Italy.
Academic text (2011) -
Federal land purchase certificates fail, however, to make distinctions between Benjamin II, Benjamin III, and Benjamin IV.
Academic text (2011) -
Arthur Duncan Dallas "III" Is not "III", it's "the Third" Arthur Duncan Dallas the Third
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Sheldon Pennington III.
Synonyms
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The number that comes after two and before four
6
9.9
A playing card like the three of hearts or a die face showing three
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9.9
A group of three things
A group of three people or things seen as one
Compounds
- Specialized
2
3.7
The third stage of testing a new medicine in many people before approval
- Specialized
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A large study that tests a medicine's effects and side effects before approval
- Specialized
A protein released by blood platelets that starts blood clotting by making thrombin
Surface Forms
Etymology
III is the Roman way to write the number three. It is simply three single strokes, each written as I, so it stands for 'three' — the same idea you see in words with tri- like triangle.