measure of three

  • 1measure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mesure, from Anglo French, from Latin mensura, from mensus, past participle of metiri to measure; akin to Old English mǣth measure, Greek metron Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) an adequate or due portion (2) a… …

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  • 2measure — meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a fixed… …

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  • 3measure off — ˌmeasure ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they measure off he/she/it measures off present participle measuring off past tense …

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  • 4Measure — Meas ure, v. i. 1. To make a measurement or measurements. [1913 Webster] 2. To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally. [1913 Webster] 3. To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a… …

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  • 5Three strikes law — Three strikes laws are statutes enacted by state governments in the United States which require the state courts to hand down a mandatory and extended period of incarceration to persons who have been convicted of a serious criminal offense on… …

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  • 6Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge — Studio album by My Chemical Romance Released June 8, 2004 …

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  • 7three-part time — «THREE PAHRT», Music. three beats, or a multiple of three beats, to the measure …

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  • 8Three Blind Mice and Other Stories — Auteur Agatha Christie Genre Nouvelles policières Pays d origine États Unis Éditeur Dodd Mead Date de parution 1950 Série …

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  • 9three-four — [thrē′fôr′] adj. designating or of a musical rhythm with three quarter notes to a measure * * * …

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  • 10three-four — [thrē′fôr′] adj. designating or of a musical rhythm with three quarter notes to a measure …

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