third: meaning, pronunciation and examples

What does “third” mean?

1. 1

   numbercoming after the second in order

   Our office is on the third floor.

2. 2

   nounone of three equal parts of something

   A third of the class was sick.

Common phrases with “third”

• third time
• a third of
• third party
• come third

“third” is on these word lists

• A1A1 English vocabulary (beginner)
• Common English nouns
• English vocabulary for numbers and quantity

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