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Meaning
Adj
●
In Three:
The
ordinal
form of the
cardinal number
three; Coming after the second.
Noun
●
The person or
thing
in the
third
position.
●
One of three
equal
parts
of a whole.
●
The
third gear
of a
gear
box.
●
In Music:
An
interval
consisting of
the first and
third
notes
in a scale.
●
In Baseball:
third base
●
In Golf:
A
handicap
of one
stroke
every
third
hole.
●
A
third-class
degree
,
awarded
to the
lowest
achievers
in an
honours degree
programme
●
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
●
To
agree with
a
proposition
or
statement
after it has already been seconded.
●
To
divide
into three
equal
parts.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
third
English
þridda
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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