threesome

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈθrisəm/ UK /ˈθriːsəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a group of three people

The cheerful threesome set off together on the morning's walk.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a group of three people trio triad triumvirate trinity

Word family

Related forms twosomefoursome

Etymology

From three + the suffix -some (Old English -sum, denoting a group of a specified number), as in twosome and foursome.

three Old English -sum Old English

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Topics

People & Society

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# threesome

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈθrisəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈθriːsəm/

## Meanings
1. a group of three people

## Examples
- The cheerful threesome set off together on the morning's walk.

## Synonyms
- trio
- triad
- triumvirate
- trinity

## Related Forms
- twosome
- foursome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: three
- Root: -sum

## Etymology
From three + the suffix -some (Old English -sum, denoting a group of a specified number), as in twosome and foursome.

## AI Etymology
Threesome is from three + the suffix -some (Old English -sum, denoting a group of a specified number), as in twosome and foursome. Important recorded forms include three (Old English) and -sum (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a group of three people. The wider family includes related words such as twosome and foursome.

## Topics
- People & Society

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