trey

C2+ Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /treɪ/ UK /treɪ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a playing card or die showing three; a three-point basketball shot

He drew a trey of hearts and grimaced at his weak hand.

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1 noun · a playing card or die... three trio

Word family

Related forms three

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French treis, trei ('three'), from Latin tres ('three'); originally the three-spot on dice or cards.

treis Old French tres Latin *treyes Proto-Indo-European

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Sports & Fitness Word Formation & Derivatives

# trey

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

## Meanings
1. a playing card or die showing three; a three-point basketball shot

## Examples
- He drew a trey of hearts and grimaced at his weak hand.

## Synonyms
- three
- trio

## Related Forms
- three

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: treis
- Root: tres
- Root: *treyes

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French treis, trei ('three'), from Latin tres ('three'); originally the three-spot on dice or cards.

## AI Etymology
Trey is from Anglo-Norman and Old French treis, trei ('three'), from Latin tres ('three'); originally the three-spot on dice or cards. Important recorded forms include treis (Old French), tres (Latin), and *treyes (Proto-Indo-European). The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers a playing card or die showing three; a three-point basketball shot. The wider family includes related words such as three.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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