Definition of "third"
- adjective
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 an engine.
An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
Third base.
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.
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