The ordinal form of the cardinal number three, coming after the second
“Heinrich's brother was the King, and he was the King's younger brother, but more importantly he was the third in line to the throne.”
Consisting of, or involving, three of something
One of three equal parts of a whole
“I was so hungry that I ate a third of the pie.”
Third place in an event or competition, or the person or thing finishing third
“Collins, who came in third in the race, won the eight-way Republican primary with only 22 percent of the vote.”
The third gear of a gearbox
“I put the car into third gear and gave it a little bit more gas.”
Third base in baseball
“The play ended with Jones standing on third.”
A set, group or collection of three
As to the third point being made or third thing referred to
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