third Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
tierce; one-third.
- it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
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noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
third base.
- he is playing third
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noun following the second position in an ordering or series
- a distant third
- he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
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noun the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
- a simple harmony written in major thirds
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noun the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
third gear.
- you shouldn't try to start in third gear
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noun the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
third base.
- he was cut down on a close play at third
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adjective satellite coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
tertiary; 3rd.
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adverb in the third place
thirdly.
- third we must consider unemployment
WordNet
Third adjective
Etymology
OE.Definitions
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Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; "The third night." Chaucer.as, the .third hour in the day -
Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the .third part of a day
Third noun
Definitions
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The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided. -
The sixtieth part of a second of time. -
(Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant. - pl.
(Law) The third part of the estate of a deseased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life.
