Definitions of third
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one of three equal parts of a divisible whole“it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement”
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type of:
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common fraction, simple fraction
the quotient of two integers
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common fraction, simple fraction
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following the second position in an ordering or series“a distant third”“he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment”
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type of:
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rank
relative status
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rank
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)“he is playing third”
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synonyms:
third base
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type of:
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position
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
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position
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the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball“he was cut down on a close play at third”
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synonyms:
third base
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the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it“a simple harmony written in major thirds”
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type of:
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interval, musical interval
the difference in pitch between two notes
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interval, musical interval
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the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle“you shouldn't try to start in third gear”
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synonyms:
third gear
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type of:
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gear, gear mechanism
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
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gear, gear mechanism
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coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
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in the third place“third we must consider unemployment”
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synonyms:
thirdly
Pronunciation
US
/θərd/
UK
/θəd/
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