Phrase guide

Three Musketeers

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

  • We're the Three Musketeers of gardening!

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2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of Three Musketeer

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Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Three Musketeers.

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Usage: alt-of, plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Named after the 1844 historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers, originally published as French Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas.