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I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
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Meaning of "third" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THIRD

Old English thirda, variant of thridda; related to Old Frisian thredda, Old Saxon thriddio, Old High German drittio, Old Norse thrithi, Latin tertius.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THIRD

third  [θɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIRD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Third can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES THIRD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Third

Third or 3rd may refer to: ▪ 3, such as the 3rd of something ▪ Fraction, such as 1/3 ▪ 1/60 of a second, or 1/3,600 of a minute ▪ Third World, economically underdeveloped nations ▪ Third-class degree, type of British undergraduate degree classification ▪ Third, a curling position...

Definition of third in the English dictionary

The first definition of third in the dictionary is coming after the second and preceding the fourth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of three: often written 3rd. Other definition of third is rated, graded, or ranked below the second level. Third is also denoting the third from lowest forward ratio of a gearbox in a motor vehicle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THIRD


absurd
əbˈsɜːd
bird
bɜːd
bluebird
ˈbluːˌbɜːd
blurred
blɜːd
Byrd
bɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
deferred
dɪˈfɜːd
firebird
ˈfaɪəˌbɜːd
heard
hɜːd
herd
hɜːd
hummingbird
ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd
Hurd
hɜːd
inferred
ɪnˈfɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nerd
nɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
preferred
prɪˈfɜːd
thunderbird
ˈθʌndəˌbɜːd
Verde
vɜːd
word
wɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIRD

thiourea
thiram
Third Age
third class
third class honours degree
third degree
third dimension
Third Epistle of John
third estate
third eye
third eyelid
third floor
third form
third gender
third house
Third International
third man
third man argument
Third Market
third molar

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIRD

a little bird
Baird
bellbird
cowbird
early bird
early-bird
get the bird
ladybird
laird
like a bird
lovebird
mockingbird
night-bird
old bird
Picardy third
snowbird
songbird
sunbird
weird
yardbird

Synonyms and antonyms of third in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «third» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIRD

Find out the translation of third to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of third from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «third» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第三
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tercero
570 millions of speakers

English

third
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीसरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثَّالِث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

третий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terceiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তৃতীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troisième
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketiga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dritter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

三番目の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세 번째의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Katelu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ ba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்றாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिसऱ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üçüncü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trzeci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

третій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

al treilea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρίτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

derde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tredje
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tredje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of third

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIRD»

The term «third» is very widely used and occupies the 1.444 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THIRD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «third» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «third» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about third

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10 QUOTES WITH «THIRD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word third.
1
Freddy Adu
When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.
2
Ippy Aiona
Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.
3
Samantha Barks
I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
4
Robby Benson
Doctors are human; they make mistakes, and you have to stay on top of them. You have to ask the second question, the third question, the follow-up to the fourth question.
5
Bert Blyleven
Your goal as a hitter is to get on. And if the third baseman is playing back and letting you lay down a bunt, I don't have a problem with that, even if it's late in a no-hitter.
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Kit Bond
According to the Small Business Administration, more than 70 percent of all family businesses do not survive through the second generation, and 8 percent do not make it to a third.
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John O. Brennan
The CIA has acknowledged that it has detained about 100 terrorists since 9/11, and about a third of them have been subjected to what the CIA refers to as 'enhanced interrogation tactics,' and only a small proportion of those have in fact been subjected to the most serious types of enhanced procedures.
8
Trudi Canavan
I always love writing the third book in a series because you get to tie up all the threads that you put out in the first two books. You finally let people know what really happens and reveal all the secrets and bring certain characters together.
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John Henrik Clarke
When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with 'Georgia on My Mind.'
10
Candy Crowley
I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIRD»

Discover the use of third in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to third and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Third Eye: Race, Cinema, and Ethnographic Spectacle
Informed by Rony's close involvement with contemporary art practice and documentary film production, this fascinating book breaks with familiar genres of academic writing to provide an exciting new take on practices of ethnographic looking, ...
Fatimah Tobing Rony, 1996
2
Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
The classic history of Adolph Hitler's rise to power and his dramatic defeat
William L. Shirer, 1990
3
Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories about the ...
With 20 black-and-white photographs, Celebrating the Third Place brings together fifteen firsthand accounts by proprietors of third places, as well as appreciations by fans who have made spending time at these hangouts a regular part of ...
Ray Oldenburg, 2009
4
Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism
This book presents provocative analyses of the simultaneous oppressions of race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as the role that imperialism plays in the productions of knowledge and of persons- a powerful collection.
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Ann Russo, Lourdes Torres, 1991
5
Gerontology in the Era of the Third Age: Implications and ...
This book serves as a comprehensive discussion about how the emergence of the third age has changed the way we think about and examine traditional frameworks regarding aging issues and the life course.
Dawn C. Carr PhD, Kathrin S. Komp PhD (C), 2011
6
The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late 20th Century
Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues.
Samuel P. Huntington, 2012
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Globalization and Third World Women: Exploitation, Coping ...
Adopting the notion of 'third world' as a political and geographical category, this volume analyzes marginalized women's experiences of globalization.
Ligaya Lindio-McGovern, Isidor Wallimann, 2009
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Development in the Third World: From Policy Failure to ...
A study of Third World economic development and the factors which have made development so elusive. The book discusses the relationship between development theory and policy, and the policy reforms necessary to spur development.
Kempe R. Hope, 1996
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180 Days of Reading for Third Grade
Offers practice activities to build and evaluate reading comprehension and word study, with assessment tips and analysis resources.
Christine Dugan, 2013
10
Interchange Third Edition Full Contact Level 1 Part 2
This edition offers updated content in every unit, additional grammar practice, and more opportunities to develop speaking and listening skills.
Jack C. Richards, Charles Shields, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIRD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term third is used in the context of the following news items.
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LaGuardia: No more 'third world' airport? Cuomo, Biden say it'll be …
Cuomo, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, who famously compared LaGuardia to an airport in a "third world country," said ground would be broken next year ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Devil's Third Online coming to PC
Devil's Third is a sword-slashy, gun-shooty action-'em-up from Tomonobu Itagaki, the man responsible for Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden. It's also a Wii U ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
3
Fifth Third Names President Greg Carmichael as CEO
Although some analysts noted that Mr. Kabat was relatively young for retirement at 58, a Fifth Third spokesman said the leadership change was part of normal ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Fifth Third cutting up to 100 branches
Fifth Third Bancorp plans to close or consolidate about 100 branches and has abandoned plans for 30 new ones. The mass shutting means the Downtown ... «Cincinnati.com, Jun 15»
5
Album Review: Third Eye Blind – Dopamine
If all else fails, head straight for the skull of longtime resident Stephan Jenkins, whose latest output as the frontman and ringleader of Third Eye Blind feels as ... «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»
6
Mets' Daniel Murphy moving to regular third-base role
It's just the third time this season that Murphy has been slotted into the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Manager Terry Collins spoke recently about not wanting to ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
7
Jack White's Third Man Records Opening Detroit Location
Jack White's Third Man Records will open a new retail and office space in the rocker's hometown of Detroit after partnering with Shinola, a local watch and ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
8
Restored 'The Third Man' emerges again from the shadows
In this image released Monday May 18, 2015 by Rialto Pictures/Studiocanal, Orson Welles portrays Harry Lime in a scene from "The Third Man." At the 68th ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
9
Kristin Cavallari Is Pregnant Again, Expecting Third Child With Jay …
Kristin Cavallari had a big announcement on Monday, May 11, taking to her app, Kristin Cavallari Official, to reveal that she is pregnant with her third child. «Us Magazine, May 15»
10
Daniel Loeb's Third Point Builds Big Stake in Yum Brands
Mr. Loeb, a yoga devotee who avoids carbohydrates and sugary beverages, said Friday his Third Point LLC has built a “significant” position in KFC, Taco Bell ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»

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