Meaning & use
three times
On three separate occasions, or multiplied by a factor of three.
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She had visited Japan three times before finally learning some basic Japanese.
Six is three times as large as the number two.
A note on using this word
Three times can describe frequency, as in three occasions, or multiplication, as in three times as much; the following word usually clarifies which.
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