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third | rd |

As an adjective third

is the ordinal form of the cardinal number three; coming after the second.

As a noun third

is the person or thing in the third position.

As a verb third

is to agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been.

third

English

Adjective

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

    Synonyms

    * ; III

    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 .
  • (uncountable) The third gear of an engine.
  • Now put it into third .
  • (music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
  • They sing in thirds .
  • (baseball) third base
  • The play ended with Jones standing on third .
  • (archaic) 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (gear) third gear * (fractions)

    Derived terms

    * thirdness

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been .
  • To divide into three equal parts.
  • See also

    * interval

    rd

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ===(en)=== (head)
  • road
  • rad (unit of measure)
  • (knitting) round
  • Anagrams

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