iii

«iii» in Mova's school dictionary: the Roman numeral for 3, written with three I's — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

numeral (III — Roman numeral); fragment

meaning for a pupil

1) III is the Roman numeral for 3, written with three I's. tree →

2) After a name, III means «the third», as in Henry III or John Smith III. tree →

3) It can number a part or chapter: Part III, Act III. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons, Roman numerals use letters: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, so III = 3 and IV = 4. On clocks, III marks three o'clock. In history, kings and queens are numbered with Roman numerals: Richard III is said «Richard the Third». Common forms: «Part III», «Henry III», «Chapter III».

examples

• The clock shows III where the number 3 would be. tree →
• Richard III was king of England. tree →
• Read Chapter III for homework. tree →
• III + II = V in Roman numerals. tree →
• My cousin is called Robert Jones III, after his dad and grandad. tree →
• The film had a sequel called «Part III». tree →
• In Roman numerals, III means three ones added together. tree →

note

Usually written in capitals: III. Read it aloud as «three», or «the third» after a name. It is not a word. Trap in maths: four is written IV (one before five), not IIII, though some clocks use IIII.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «iii» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.