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third

adjective

  1. one of three equal parts of a whole
  2. third factor of a chord is the note or pitch two scale degrees above the root or tonal center
  3. ordinal number 3
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noun

  1. musical interval encompassing three staff positions; either a major third (four semitones) or a minor third (three semitones) in diatonic scales
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /θɜːd/ / /θɚd/ / /θɪɹd/

adj

Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

  1. The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

    The third tree from the left is my favorite.

    The second and third quarters of the shield are indecipherable on the stone but clearer in two other representations of the arms, a painted wooden funeral hatchment for Mary Davie[…]

noun

Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

  1. The person or thing in the third position.

    Jones came in third.

  2. One of three equal parts of a whole.

    He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.

    Around a third of both Black and White respondents said they believed the opposition Labour Party to be institutionally racist.

  3. Ellipsis of third gear (of a gearbox).

    Now put it into third.

  4. An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.

    They sing in thirds.

  5. third base

    The play ended with Jones standing on third.

  6. A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
  7. A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
  8. One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system.

    […] thirds (sixtieths of seconds), fourths (sixtieths of thirds) and so on, but then it becomes very cumbersome.

verb

Etymology: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

  1. To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
  2. To divide into three equal parts.