Third (Noun)
Meaning 1
The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
One of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 3
The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 4
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
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".
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.