/θɜːd/
Translation
Coming after the second one in a line or an order; number three.
Word origin
From Old English thridda, formed from threo meaning three.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- thridda
- English cognates
- three
Examples
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"Third" tells you it is floor number three.
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Two calls came before, so this one is the third.
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Two runners finished in front of him.
Used in
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