third

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

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  • Third — (th[ e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr. [thorn]r[=i], [thorn]re[ o], three; akin to D. derde third, G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L. tertius, Gr. tri tos, Skr. t[.r]t[=i]ya. See {Three}, and cf. {Riding} a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Third — may refer to: 3 (number), such as the 3rd of something see also Ordinal number (linguistics) Fraction (mathematics), such as 1/3 1/60 of a second, or 1/3,600 of a minute[citation needed] Third World, economically underdeveloped nations Third… …   Wikipedia

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  • Third — Third, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster] 2. The sixtieth part of a second of time. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • third — [θɜːd ǁ θɜːrd] adjective third half/​quarter/​period ACCOUNTING the third half, quarter etc of the financial year …   Financial and business terms

  • third — [ θɜrd ] 1. ) number in the place or position counted as number 3: Mary finished third. the third of August 2. ) one of 3 equal parts of something: At least two thirds of the class will attend the play. 3. ) the lowest grade for an HONORS degree… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • third — thirdly, adv. /therrd/, adj. 1. next after the second; being the ordinal number for three. 2. being one of three equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than… …   Universalium

  • third — third1 [θə:d US θə:rd] adj [: Old English; Origin: thridda, thirdda] 1.) coming after two other things in a series ▪ in the third century ▪ her third birthday 2.) third time lucky BrE (the) third time s the charm AmE spoken used when …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • third — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English thridde, thirde, from Old English thridda, thirdda; akin to Latin tertius third, Greek tritos, treis three more at three Date: before 12th century 1. a. being next after the second in place or time < the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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