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They Often Come In Threes

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noun

• a specific feeling of desire

• an expression of some desire or inclination

• (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

• the particular preference that you have

verb

• to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something

• make or express a wish

• feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

• order politely; express a wish for

• invoke upon

39%8 Multiple births that come in threes
noun

• the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

• one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

• a set of three similar things considered as a unit

28%13 Type of plants with floral parts in threes
noun

• a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside

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