third — coming after the second in order, position, or time
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: coming after the second in order, position, or time
Pronunciation (IPA): /θɜːrd/
Example Sentences
- Third time's the charm - I finally passed my driving test!
- My room is on the third floor, so I get a great workout every day.
- He ate a third of the pizza before anyone else arrived.
third
ADJECTIVE[/θɜːrd/]
coming after the second in order, position, or time
The runner celebrates winning third place with her bronze medal
The third-place bird shares one powerful word!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'þridda', which descended from Proto-Germanic *þridjan-. This ultimately traces to the Indo-European root *treyes-, meaning 'three', reflecting the ordinal form of the cardinal number.
Breakdown
The morpheme consists of the Indo-European root *treyes- (three) + the ordinal suffix -ja (forming ordinal numbers). The Old English form 'þridda' evolved through Middle English 'thirde' to the modern English 'third'.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Third time's the charm - I finally passed my driving test!”
“My room is on the third floor, so I get a great workout every day.”
“He ate a third of the pizza before anyone else arrived.”
“The third chapter of this book is the most exciting part.”
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