Etymology

trime

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Today it means: A silver coin worth three cents, minted in the US from 1851 to 1873. Full definition →

Latin trēs
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrēs“three”
  2. English todaytrime

From Latin trēs (“three”), likely by analogy with dime.

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