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third s. [
3rd, tertiary] coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
. wn #2
third n. [
one-third, tierce] one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
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third n. [
third base] 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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third r. [
thirdly] in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
. wn #5
third n. 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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