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thrice removed

thrice removed adjective: separated by three generations of descent.

Adjective

thrice removed (not comparable)

  1. Separated by three generations of descent

Questions about thrice removed

What does thrice removed mean?
Thrice removed means separated by three generations of descent.
What part of speech is thrice removed?
Thrice removed is an adjective.

Words near thrice removed in the dictionary

  1. thriambi
  2. thriambus
  3. thribble
  4. thribbles
  5. thrice
  6. thrice removed
  7. thrice-monthly
  8. thrice-weekly
  9. thricecock
  10. thricecocks
  11. thricely

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