Third

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: thû(r)d, IPA: /θɜː(ɹ)d/
• US enPR: thûrd, IPA: /θɝd/
• NYC IPA: /tÉœjd/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d

Origin

Old English þridda.

Full definition of third

Adjective

1. The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.The third tree from the left is my favorite.

Abbreviations

• 3rd, 3d; in names of monarchs and popes III

Noun

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.
3. (uncountable) The third gear of an engine.Now put it into third.
4. (music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.They sing in thirds.
5. (baseball) third baseThe play ended with Jones standing on third.
6. (archaic) One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.

Synonyms

• (gear) third gear
• (fractions) â…“

Derived terms

• thirdness

Verb

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

Related terms

• major third
• minor third
• third gear
• third person

Anagrams

• thrid