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Three is a related term of third.



As nouns the difference between third and three

is that third is the person or thing in the third position while three is the digit/figure 3.

As an adjective third

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

As a verb third

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

As a numeral three is

a numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; This many dots (•••).

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.

    • Related terms

    * major third * minor third * third gear * third person (Third person)

    See also

    * interval

    Anagrams

    * English ordinal numbers 1000 English basic words

    three

    English

    (wikipedia three)

    Alternative forms

    * (all obsolete)

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as ; This many dots (•••).
  • *
    • Venters began to count them—one—two—three —four—on up to sixteen.
  • (of a set or group) Having three elements.

    • Related terms

    * third, thrice, triple

    Synonyms

    * (numerical value) leash, tether (dialectal)

    See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 3.
  • Anything measuring three units, as length.
    • Put all the threes in a separate container.
  • A person who is three years old.
    • All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
  • The playing card featuring three pips.

    • Derived terms

    * threefold * threepence * threesome * thruppence * three-up

    See also

    * (Symbols of number three in various numeral systems) * * : 3 * * : ?, ? * : * * * * * * * * * * * * : * : III * * * *

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