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Word: Third
Speech Type: Numeral
Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th century (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th century)
θəːd
constituting number three in a sequence; 3rd
Short Definition:constituting number three in sequence
Examples:- the third century
- the third of October
- Edward the Third
each of three equal parts into which something is or may be divided
Short Definition:each of three equal parts into which something is or may be divided
Examples:- a third of a mile
an interval spanning three consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, e.g. C to E (major third, equal to two tones) or A to C (minor third, equal to a tone and a semitone).
Short Definition:interval spanning three consecutive notes in diatonic scale
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