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third

/θɜːd/ adjective

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In Latin: tertius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about third at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
    The third tree from the left is my favorite.

noun

  1. The person or thing in the third position.
    Jones came in third.
  2. One of three equal parts of a whole.
    He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.
  3. Ellipsis of third gear (of a gearbox).
    Now put it into third.

verb

  1. To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
  2. To divide into three equal parts.

Origin

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

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Related Words: ordinal3rdtierceone-thirdfractionaltertiarythree2ndfourthfifth

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