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third

  • adjective
  • thûrd

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Example

“The third tree from the left is my favorite.”

Example sentences

  • “I relate to about a third of this.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The opinion of a third party is more likely to be trustworthy.”

    Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Old English "þridda".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “third” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.