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Meaning of third in English
Pronunciation
/θərd/
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Classifying Adjective
third
Definitions
1.
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
Synonyms
ordinal
Adverb
third
Definitions
1.
in the third place
Examples
« third we must consider unemployment »
Noun
third
Definitions
1.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Examples
« it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement »
2.
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base
Examples
« he is playing third »
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 »
4.
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
Examples
« a simple harmony written in major thirds »
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 »
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 »