third
[ thurd ]
/ θɜrd /
adjective
noun
adverb
in the third place; thirdly.
Origin of third
before 900; Middle English
thirde, Old English (north)
thirda, variant of
thridda; cognate with Dutch
derde, German
dritte, Old Norse
thrithi, Gothic
thridja, Greek
trítos, Latin
tertius, Sanskrit
tṛtīya. See
three
OTHER WORDS FROM third
third·ly, adverbWords nearby third
thiourea,
thioxanthene,
thir,
thira,
thiram,
third,
third age,
third amendment,
third base,
third baseman,
third class
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British Dictionary definitions for third
Derived forms of third
thirdly, adverbWord Origin for third
Old English
thirda, variant of
thridda; related to Old Frisian
thredda, Old Saxon
thriddio, Old High German
drittio, Old Norse
thrithi, Latin
tertius
Medical definitions for third
third
[ thûrd ]
adj.
Coming next after second, as in order, rank, or time.
Being the digit that is adjacent to and is on the outermost side of the second digit, as on a foot.