third

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ first

▪ middle

▪ final, last

▪

the last third of the novel

▪ remaining

▪ bottom, lower

▪ top, upper

▪

Most of the students' scores were in the upper third of the range.

VERB + THIRD

▪ divide sth into

▪

He divided the money into thirds.

PREPOSITION

▪ third of

▪

Over a third of sales were made over the Internet.

PHRASES

▪ about a third, almost a third, at least a third, over a third

▪

Over a third of people questioned said they would consider cosmetic surgery.

▪ between a third and a half, a third to (a) half

▪

The discount is a third to a half of the full price.

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adj.

Third is used with these nouns: ↑world