What is the meaning of in a trice?
in a trice. in a moment; very quickly. In late Middle English, at a trice meant ‘at one pull or tug’, and it soon developed the figurative meaning of ‘in a moment, immediately’. By the late 17th century the original form of the expression had given way to the more familiar in a trice.Click to…
in a trice. in a moment; very quickly. In late Middle English, at a trice meant ‘at one pull or tug’, and it soon developed the figurative meaning of ‘in a moment, immediately’. By the late 17th century the original form of the expression had given way to the more familiar in a trice.Click to see full answer. Just so, does Trice mean 3? Definition for trice (2 of 3) to pull or haul with a rope.Secondly, is there a word called thrice? English Language experts prefer to say ‘once’ and ‘twice’ instead of ‘one time’ and ‘two times;’ but the –ice suffix ends there, –’three times’ is standard expression in today’s world and not ‘thrice. To answer the question (title) of this post, ‘Yes, ‘thrice’ is a correct English word; and yes, it is dated! Herein, what does thrice daily mean? adverb. three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways. in threefold quantity or degree. very; extremely.How do you say 4 times?If u want a word analogues to once, twice, thrice then there is no word for it. (In my knowledge and according to Oxford dictionary). Fortunately we usually continue the sequence with fourfold, fivefold and so on. Also if u follow up with Single, Double, Triple then there is “Quadruple”, meaning Four Times.
