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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#m1)

2) After a name, III means «the third», as in Henry III or John Smith III. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#m2)

3) It can number a part or chapter: Part III, Act III. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x1)
- Richard III was king of England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x2)
- Read Chapter III for homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x3)
- III + II = V in Roman numerals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x4)
- My cousin is called Robert Jones III, after his dad and grandad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x5)
- The film had a sequel called «Part III». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x6)
- In Roman numerals, III means three ones added together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/iii/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.