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third

n. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"

third base

n. 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"

third gear

n. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"

3rd

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"

one-third, tierce

n. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

thirdly

adv. in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"

third

adj. being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"

3rd, tertiary

adj. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

aliquot

adj. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

broken, incomplete

adj. lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

component, constituent

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

divisional

adj. constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"

fragmental, fragmentary

adj. consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains"

half

adj. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

halfway

adj. including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

part

adj. relating to only part of a whole: "part owner"

partial

adj. being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

quarter

adj. consisting of one of four equivalent parts: "a quarter pound of butter"

semi

adj. (prefix) half or partial: "semicircular"; "semiannual"; "semiconscious"

three-quarter

adj. representing three quarters of something; "a three-quarter-length portrait"; "a three-quarter view"

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