Third

adj. next after the second; being one of 3 equal parts

n. number 3 in a series; one part of three equal parts, 1/3

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Noun
1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
(synonym) one-third, tierce
(hypernym) common fraction, simple fraction
2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third"
(synonym) third base
(hypernym) position
(member-holonym) baseball team
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"
(hypernym) rank
4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
(hypernym) interval, musical interval
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"
(synonym) third gear
(hypernym) gear, gear mechanism
(part-holonym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
6. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third"
(synonym) third base
(hypernym) base, bag

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Adjective
1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
(synonym) 3rd, tertiary
(similar) ordinal
2. being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"
(synonym) third(a)
(similar) fractional

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Adverb
1. in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
(synonym) thirdly

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