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third

(/T//[@]/rd )

Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day.(adjective)

source: webster1913

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole(noun.quantity)

Example:
It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.

Synonym:
one-third, tierce

source: wordnet30
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)(noun.act)

Example:
He is playing third.

Synonym:
third base

source: wordnet30
following the second position in an ordering or series(noun.linkdef)

Example:
A distant third.
He answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment.

source: wordnet30
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it(noun.communication)

Example:
A simple harmony written in major thirds.

source: wordnet30
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle(noun.artifact)

Example:
You shouldn't try to start in third gear.

Synonym:
third gear

source: wordnet30
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball(noun.artifact)

Example:
He was cut down on a close play at third.

source: wordnet30
The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.(noun)

source: webster1913

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