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third
The person or thing in the third position.
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noun
The person or thing in the third position.
“Jones came in third.”
One of three equal parts of a whole.
“He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.”
The third gear of a gearbox.
“Now put it into third.”
An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
“They sing in thirds.”
Third base
“The play ended with Jones standing on third.”
A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.
verb
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
To divide into three equal parts.
adjective
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
“The third tree from the left is my favorite.”
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Jones came in third.
He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.
Now put it into third.
They sing in thirds.
The play ended with Jones standing on third.
The third tree from the left is my favorite.
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