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on threes

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cot caught merger/ɑn θɹiz/

on threes prepositional phrase: involving a separate drawing for every three frames of film.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (animation) Involving a separate drawing for every three frames of film.

Questions about on threes

What does on threes mean?
On threes means involving a separate drawing for every three frames of film.
What part of speech is on threes?
On threes is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce on threes?
On threes is pronounced /ɑn θɹiz/ (cot caught merger).

Words near on threes in the dictionary

  1. on the wrong side of history
  2. on the wrong side of the blanket
  3. on the wrong track
  4. on thin ice
  5. on this score
  6. on threes
  7. on tick
  8. on tilt
  9. on time
  10. on tiptoe
  11. on to

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