third

third · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Constituting number three in a sequence; coming after the second.

  2. 2.

    (noun) One of three equal parts.

  3. 3.

    (noun) The third person or thing in a sequence.

  4. 4.

    (noun) The third gear of a vehicle.

  5. 5.

    (adverb) In the third place.

Forms

plural: thirds

Related words

See also: first, second, three
Synonyms: tertiary

Etymology

From Old English "thridda," from Proto-Germanic "thridja," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European "trityo-" (third), derived from "*treyes" (three). The consonant metathesis from "thrid" to "third" occurred in Middle English.