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kolmikko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • threesome noun A group made up of three people or things.
  • triad noun A group or set of three closely related people or things.
  • trial noun A formal examination of evidence in court to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime or liable in a dispute.
  • triple adjective Made up of three parts, or three times the usual amount.
  • triplet noun A group of three things of the same kind.
  • triumvirate noun A group of three officials who ruled jointly, especially in ancient Rome, or the post held by one of them.

Senses

kolmikko is used for these senses in English:

  • threesome A group of three people or things.
  • triad A grouping of three.
  • trial (grammar) Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)
  • triple (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
  • triplet One of a group of three, particularly
  • triumvirate An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

threesome — full definition

  1. noun A group made up of three people or things.
  2. noun Sexual activity involving three participants.

triad — full definition

  1. noun A group or set of three closely related people or things.
  2. noun (music) A chord made up of three notes: a root note plus the third and fifth above it.
  3. noun A Chinese organized-crime society, historically based in Hong Kong.
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