third
/θɜːd/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
noun
A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The third tree from the left is my favorite."
- "The second and third quarters of the shield are indecipherable on the stone but clearer in two other representations of the arms, a painted wooden funeral hatchment for Mary Davie[…]"
- "“Congress took the lead on putting the HBCU funding in those bills and passing them. The third COVID-19 bill, passed under President Biden, included as much funding for HBCUs as both of the first two Covid-19 bills under President Trump,” he said."
- "Jones came in third."
- "He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds."
- "Around a third of both Black and White respondents said they believed the opposition Labour Party to be institutionally racist."
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /θɜːd/
- British English: /θɜːd/