Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third-degree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables
third-de-gree
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At the third level of some system

adj

At the third level of some system

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

in the third degree (alternative) 3rd degree (alternative)

Phrases

third-degree burn third-degree manslaughter third-degree murder third-degree relative

Frequently Paired Words

first-degree second-degree fourth-degree

Questions

What does third-degree mean?
At the third level of some system

How to pronounce third-degree

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