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adj
Relating to three different directions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Sexual activity involving three individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: threesome, ménage à trois
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti and cheese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Cincinnati
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of three-card monte.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: three-card monte
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
involving three parties or elements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tripartite, three-party
Antonyms: none provided
History
The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain. Doublet of trivia.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
