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- [thurd]
- /θɜrd/
- /θɜːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thurd]
- /θɜrd/
Definitions of third word
- adjective third next after the second; being the ordinal number for three. 1
- adjective third being one of three equal parts. 1
- adjective third Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of second gear for a given engine crankshaft speed, but not as great as that of fourth gear, if such exists: third gear. 1
- adjective third rated, graded, or ranked one level below the second: He's third engineer on the ship. 1
- noun third a third part, especially of one (1/3). 1
- noun third the third member of a series. 1
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Origin of third
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Third
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
third popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
third usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for third
noun third
- hot corner — third base (def 2).
adj third
- least — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- microcosmic — a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm).
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