| third [a] |
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| 1) | coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position |
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| Synonyms : | 3rd tertiary |
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| ordinal |
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| 2) | being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money" |
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| fractional |
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| third [r] |
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| 1) | in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment" |
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| Synonyms : | thirdly |
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| third [n] |
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| 1) | one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement" |
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| Synonyms : | one-third tierce |
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| common_fraction |
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| 2) | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third" |
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| Synonyms : | third_base |
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| position baseball_team |
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| 3) | 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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| rank |
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| 4) | the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds" |
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| interval |
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| 5) | 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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| gear auto |
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| 6) | 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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| bag |
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