Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for THRICE
THRICE, adv. [from three; perhaps three and L. vice; or a change of Fr. tiers.]
- Three times. Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matth. xxvi.
- Sometimes used by way of amplification; very. Thrice, noble Lord, let me entreat of you / To pardon me. Shak.
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