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Meaning of third in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /θərd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    third

    Definitions

    1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

    Synonyms

    • ordinal
  2. Adverb

    third

    Definitions

    1. in the third place

    Examples

    • « third we must consider unemployment »
  3. Noun

    third

    Definitions

    1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

    Examples

    • « it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement »
  4. 2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base

    Examples

    • « he is playing third »
  5. 3. following the second position in an ordering or series

    Examples

    • « a distant third »
    • « he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment »
  6. 4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

    Examples

    • « a simple harmony written in major thirds »
  7. 5. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

    Examples

    • « you shouldn't try to start in third gear »
  8. 6. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

    Examples

    • « he was cut down on a close play at third »

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