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/θɜːd/ · third
noun
- The person or thing in the third position Jones came in third.
- One of three equal parts of a whole He ate a third of the pie.
- The third gear of a gearbox Now put it into third.
verb
- To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded The committee member thirded the motion.
- To divide into three equal parts The recipe asks you to third the ingredients.
adjective
- The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second The third tree from the left is my favorite.
Did you know? The word 'third' has been used in various contexts, including music, where a third is a musical interval, and in sports, where a third-place finish is often considered a notable achievement. The concept of thirds is also fundamental in photography, where the rule of thirds is a guiding principle for composition.