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rising threes

rising threes is the plural of rising three.

Meaning of rising three

Noun

rising three (plural rising threes)

  1. (UK) A child who will turn three years old during the school term, and may therefore count as a three-year-old for the purposes of registering at a school.

Questions about rising threes

What is rising threes the plural of?
Rising threes is the plural of rising three.

Words near rising threes in the dictionary

  1. rising star
  2. Rising Star Cave
  3. rising stars
  4. Rising Sun
  5. rising three
  6. rising threes
  7. rising through the ranks
  8. rising to the bait
  9. rising to the challenge
  10. rising to the occasion
  11. rising to the purple

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