threesome
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈθriːsəm/
:
trío
- But we soon bonded as a threesome.
Actually pretty simple though triangulation is in essence it's a psychological threesome that you didn't consent to.
- Actually pretty simple though triangulation is in essence it's a psychological threesome that you didn't consent to.
- Yeah, and Van Gogh and we were talking then about about threesome.
Examples
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"In the event of an injury, a team can elect to continue as a threesome."
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I stared at the threesome on my stoop and simply said, "I don't have time for this stuff."
Fiction book (2001) -
We continue to work together as a threesome?
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After the wedding, our threesome...
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The threesome took a taxi to the Plaza Hotel, where they checked into a suite.
Fiction book (1998) -
When the two whispering brothers entered the room, the threesome at the window turned around.
Fiction book (1992) -
Until other arrangements can be made, we've decided to live as a threesome.
Fiction book (1994) -
Still, for a dozen years, the Bill-Betty Nan-Obe Saturday night threesome seemed natural, appropriate, uncomplicated.
Academic text (2010) -
The tired threesome nod silently to each other in the darkening twilight.
Fiction book (1997) -
The threesome of friends decided to explore the city together on their day off.
Synonyms
65
2.7
A group of three people who perform together, like musicians
32
6.1
A group of three people or things seen together
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6.3
A group of three people or things seen as one unit
1
7.4
A group of three people or things
A group of three things joined and treated as one thing
How Many People
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Threesome comes from the simple parts three and some, the same pattern you see in twosome, and it means 'a small group' of three people acting together.