Definition of Third

Noun

• the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
  "he was cut down on a close play at third"
  - third base
• 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"
  - third gear
• the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
  "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
  
• 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"
  
• 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 base
• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
  "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
  - one third tierce

Adjective

• coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
  - 3rd tertiary

Adverb

• in the third place
  "third we must consider unemployment"
  thirdly

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