trice

«trice» in Mova's school dictionary: a very short time, a moment — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (only in the phrase 'in a trice')

meaning for a pupil

A trice is a very short time, a moment. 'In a trice' means at once, very quickly. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales people act 'in a trice', meaning in a moment, without delay

examples

• In a trice the dog was gone. tree →
• Out of the carriage she jumped in a trice. tree →
• Give me a trice to find my coat. tree →

note

nothing for maths; 'in a trice' gives no time or count.

Trees and pragmatics

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