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1.nounThe person or thing in the third position."Jones came in third."
2.nounOne of three equal parts of a whole."He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds."
3.nounThe third gear of a gearbox."Now put it into third."
4.nounAn interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale."They sing in thirds."
5.nounThird base"The play ended with Jones standing on third."
6.nounA handicap of one stroke every third hole.
7.nounA third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
8.nounOne 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.
9.verbTo agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
10.verbTo divide into three equal parts.
11.adjectiveThe ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second."The third tree from the left is my favorite."