I. third¹ /θɜːd $ θɜːrd/ adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: thridda, thirdda]

1. coming after two other things in a series:
in the third century
her third birthday

2. third time lucky British English, (the) third time’s the charm American English spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time
—third pronoun:
I’m planning to leave on the third (=the third day of the month).
—thirdly adverb

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II. third² noun [countable]

1. one of three equal parts of something:
Divide it into thirds.
third of
A third of these jobs are held by women.
one-third/two-thirds
Two-thirds of the profits are given to charities.

2. the lowest type of degree that is given by a British university

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third
noun
ADJ. first, middle, last the last third of the novel
bottom, lower | top, upper Most of the pupils' marks were in the upper third of the range.
VERB + THIRD divide sth into He divided the money into thirds.
PREP. ~ of Over a third of sales were made over the Internet.
PHRASES about/almost/at least/over a third, between a third and a half, a third to (a) half The discount is a third to a half of the full price.

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