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The three Rs — R R ([aum]r). R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 178, 179, and 250 254. R is the dog s letter and hurreth in the sound … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the three R's — {n. phr.} (W)riting, reading, and (a)rithmetic, the three basic skills of an elementary education. * /Barry has completed the three R s, but otherwise he has had little formal education./ … Dictionary of American idioms
the three-mile limit — Three mile Three mile , a. Of or pertaining to three miles; as, {the three mile limit}, or the limit of the marine belt (the {three mile belt} or {three mile zone}) of three miles included in territorial waters (which see) of a state. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Three Musketeers — Infobox Book name = The Three Musketeers title orig = Les Trois Mousquetaires image caption = Image by Maurice Leloir, 1894 translator = Elana Lawrence author = Alexandre Dumas cover artist = country = France language = French genre = historical… … Wikipedia
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch — Infobox Book name = The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Philip K. Dick illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English subject = genre = Science fiction novel… … Wikipedia
The Three Bears (comic) — Beano strip strip name=PAGENAME artist=Mike Pearse start issue=881 start date=6 June 1959 finish=The Beano Annual 2008 characters=Ma Bear, Pa Bear, Ted, Hank The Three Bears was a long running comic strip in the UK comic The Beano . It made its… … Wikipedia
The Three Faces of Eve — Infobox Film name = The Three Faces of Eve director = Nunnally Johnson writer = Corbett Thigpen (book) Hervey M. Cleckley (book) Nunnally Johnson producer = Nunnally Johnson starring = Joanne Woodward David Wayne Lee J. Cobb music = Robert Emmett … Wikipedia
The Three Caballeros — Infobox Film name = The Three Caballeros director = writer = starring = producer = Walt Disney released = 1944 runtime = 72 minutes language = English, Portuguese and Spanish imdb id = 0038166 The Three Caballeros is a 1944 animated feature film … Wikipedia
The Drawing of the Three — infobox Book | name = The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Stephen King cover artist = Phil Hale country = United States language = English series = The Dark Tower… … Wikipedia
Shrine of the Three Kings — The Shrine of the Three Kings (German Dreikönigsschrein ) is a reliquary said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi, also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The shrine is a large gilded and decorated triple sarcophagus placed… … Wikipedia
