Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three musketeers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: three- -mus-ke-teers
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio.

noun

plural of Three Musketeer

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Three Musketeers.

Example Sentences

"Mona: A fire giant finger toast to the Three Musketeers! Charley and Lily: Only scarier!"
"We're the Three Musketeers of gardening!"

Etymology

Named after the 1844 historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers, originally published as French Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Les Trois Mousquetaires

Inflected Forms

the Three Musketeers (canonical, plural)

Phrases

one for all, all for one Three Musketeer

Frequently Paired Words

one for all, all for one Three Musketeer

Questions

What does three musketeers mean?: A group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio.
Where does three musketeers come from?: It is traced to French.

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