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III

III

304 1.0
A Roman numeral that means three
  • numeral
translation icon : III
  • In Roman numerals, the number three is written as III.
  • stage III
  • phase III
  • II and III

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Roland H. Good III, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Oregon.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'm Robert Alexander III.

  • 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

  • Sheldon Pennington III.

Synonyms

three
vsIII
1.0

The number that comes after two and before four

represents that same value using Roman numeral symbols
trey
vsIII
6 9.9

A playing card like the three of hearts or a die face showing three

refers to the Roman numeral symbol rather than card or game usage
trine
vsIII
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A group of three things

is the modern numeral form used instead of old words
ternion
vsIII
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of three people or things seen as one

represents the single numeric symbol rather than a group

Compounds

phase III
  • Specialized
2 3.7

The third stage of testing a new medicine in many people before approval

1 5.0

A large study that tests a medicine's effects and side effects before approval

factor III
  • Specialized
6.5

A protein released by blood platelets that starts blood clotting by making thrombin

gravida III
  • Specialized
8.9

A woman who is pregnant for the third time

Surface Forms

III roman numeral
3 cardinal digit
three cardinal word
1st ordinal digit
first ordinal word

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.