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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 Weeks — or Bein ha Metzarim (Hebrew: בין המצרים, Between the cf In Dire Straits ) is a period of mourning commemorating the destruction of the first and second Jewish Temples. The Three Weeks start on the seventeenth day of the Jewish month of Tammuz the … Wikipedia
The Three Graces — The term The Three Graces may refer to:* Charites, known in Greek mythology as The Three Graces, goddesses of such things as charm, beauty, and creativity. In Roman black irish mythology they were known as the Gratiae. * An art topic depicted in… … Wikipedia
The Three Friends and Jerry — is an animated television series which aired in the United States on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999. A Swedish/British co production, the series was created by Magnus Carlsson and produced by Happy Life Productions and TV Loonland.PlotJerry is a… … Wikipedia
The Three Soldiers — (also known as The Three Servicemen) is a bronze statue on the Washington, DC National Mall commemorating the Vietnam War. The grouping consists of three young men, armed and dressed appropriately for the Vietnam War era, purposely identifiable… … Wikipedia
The Three Sisters (Ireland) — The Three Sisters are three rivers in Ireland: the River Barrow, the River Nore and the River Suir. All three rise in the same mountainous area in County Tipperary and join the sea in the same bay southwest of the city of Waterford. In between,… … Wikipedia
The Three Periods — is a Quebec sovereigntist strategy. Before the 1993 federal election in Canada, Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Jacques Parizeau evoked a strategy for attainment of Quebec independence called the Three Periods. The strategy is partly inspired by the… … Wikipedia
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 Types of Legitimate Rule (book) — The Three Types of Legitimate Rule is a book written by Max Weber, a German economist and sociologist. An English translation was published in 1958. His ideas about legitimate rule also appear in his Basic Concepts in Sociology and The Theory of… … Wikipedia
