Third

'Third'

[one-third.n.01] as in: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

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Examples:
it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement

'Third'

[third_base.n.02] as in: 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)

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Examples:
he is playing third

'Third'

[third.n.03] as in: following the second position in an ordering or series

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Examples:
a distant third
he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment

'Third'

[third.n.04] as in: the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

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Examples:
a simple harmony written in major thirds

'Third'

[third_gear.n.01] as in: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

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Examples:
you shouldn't try to start in third gear

'Third'

[third_base.n.01] as in: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

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Examples:
he was cut down on a close play at third

'Third'

[third.s.01] as in: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

'Third'

[third.r.01] as in: in the third place

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Examples:
third we must consider unemployment