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Definition of third
1a : being next after the second in place or time the third taxi in lineb : ranking next after the second of a grade or degree in authority or precedence served as third matec : being the forward speed or gear next higher than second especially in a motor vehicle
2a : being one of three equal parts into which something is divisible a third share of the moneyb : being the last in each group of three in a series take out every third card
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Examples of third in a Sentence
We sat in the third row.
the third house on the left
C is the third letter in the alphabet.
That's the third time I've seen him today.
The office is on the third floor.
Do you have a third choice?
a third share in the profits
a third pound of cheese
Recent Examples of third from the Web
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Cunanan's third victim was 75-year-old real-estate tycoon Lee Miglin, whose throat Cunanan slashed with a saw blade as well as stabbing him in the chest with pruning shears, and wrapping his head with tan masking tape.
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That's the theory of researchers pursuing a third route toward interpretability.
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The third option, decapitation, would not only have to rely on someone inside Kim’s inner circle cooperating with the U.S., but also on China’s willingness to permit the geopolitical chaos that would follow such an event.
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These have included sending students to leadership and music camps, supporting families at the Ronald McDonald House, providing scholarships to high school seniors and giving dictionaries to third graders.
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At the time of his arrest Shirazi had an active warrant for a third-degree domestic violence charge stemming from July 2015.
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A third of it comes from the EU, and British fishermen net about a sixth of their total catch in French, Belgian, Dutch, Danish or Irish waters.
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Trump, by then a presence in Atlantic City, was setting his sights on a third casino.
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Second and third place in the 5K went to a pair of 17-year-olds from Hobart — Diego Gomez and Christian Howerton, respectively.
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Origin and Etymology of third
Middle English thridde, thirde, from Old English thridda, thirdda; akin to Latin tertius third, Greek tritos, treis three — more at three
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Definition of third
1a : one that is number three in a series — see number tableb : one that is next after second in rank, position, authority, or precedence the third in line
2 : one of three equal parts of something a third of the pie
3 : third base
4 : the third forward gear or speed especially of a motor vehicle
5a : the musical interval embracing three diatonic degreesb : a tone at this interval; specifically : mediantc : the harmonic combination of two tones a third apart
6 thirds plural : merchandise whose quality falls below the manufacturer's standard for seconds
Examples of third in a Sentence
The win was his third of the year.
a third of the pie
Rent costs two-thirds of my paycheck.
She divided the cookie into thirds.
Recent Examples of third from the Web
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Another recent survey found 20% of Los Angeles community college students are homeless and nearly two-thirds are food insecure.
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More than two-thirds of California’s coastal communities have adopted measures — such as caps on population or housing growth, or building height limits — aimed at limiting residential development, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
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In 1998 the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that in the U.S., two thirds of violent attacks on intimate partners occurred in the context of alcohol abuse.
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Two-thirds of rural residents rate local job opportunities as fair or poor, compared with about half of urban residents.
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Fifty Years Ago The La Cañada High School Class of 1967, the school’s third graduating class, was the first to complete all four years at the campus, which had first opened its doors in the fall of 1963.
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Apple Music is losing to Spotify; Siri seems to be running a distant third behind Alexa and Google Assistant.
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In North Dakota, where a third of the state’s population is rural, the potential cost savings from a caregiver program was estimated at over $12 million a year.
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Russell and Speedman, who formed two-thirds of the WB drama’s central love triangle, dated off-screen during the show’s latter half.
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First Known Use of third
14th century
THIRD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of third for English Language Learners
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: occupying the number three position in a series
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: next to the second in importance or rank
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: equal in size, value, amount, etc., to one third of something
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Definition of third for English Language Learners
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: something that is third : the third thing in a series
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: one of three equal parts of something
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: the third forward gear or speed of a vehicle
THIRD Defined for Kids
Definition of third for Students
1 : number three in a series
2 : one of three equal parts
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