noun
                                                one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
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                                                                                                        - it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
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                                                                                                                                                                        third base
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he is playing third
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                following the second position in an ordering or series
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a distant third
- he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a simple harmony written in major thirds
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
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                                                                                                                                                                        third gear
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - you shouldn't try to start in third gear
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
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                                                                                                                                                                        third base
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - he was cut down on a close play at third
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
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                                                adverb
                                                in the third place
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - third we must consider unemployment