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Trey¹
- /tɹeɪ/
proper noun
- A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.
- A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.
trey²
- /tɹeɪ/
Sounds like tray, trait (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English trey, from Anglo-Norman trei or treis, from Old French treis (“three”). Doublet of three and tres.
noun treys
- A playing card or die with the rank of three. Before you begin the Game at Picket, you must throw out of the Pack the Deuces, Treys, Fours and Fives, and play with the rest of the Cards, which are in number thirty and six.
- A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.
- A three-pointer.
- A three penny coin; a thrippence.
- The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.
- The third branch of a deer's antler.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tercet, threesome, tierce, trinity, triad, trio, three, trine, ternion, ternary, leash, terzetto, triplet, troika, deuce-ace, iii
Translations
Talk about this word "trey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trey "trey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trey.Cite this
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