third

Meaning

Adj

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Noun

1. The person or thing in the third position.
2. One of three equal parts of a whole.
3. The third gear of a gearbox.
4. An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
5. third base
6. A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
7. A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
8. 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

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

Synonyms

thirdly

third base

one-third

tertiary

in the third place

3rd

third gear

tierce

number three

third part

three

tri

trimester

triple

one third

mediant

minor third

best

major third

bottom

first

1st

inferior

medium

middle

second

2nd

sixth

6th

third of exchange

three times

top

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɜːd/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Give them a little third degree .

The clock struck to mark the third period .

If the second couple declined , the third couple was asked .

The third book , Scooped !

Five times she came in third in the overall ranking .

By his third term Nein was serving as majority floor leader of the House .

Venezuelan finished third .

This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired .