third-string in English

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "third-string (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The young college quarterback was on the third-string, and played only during blowouts.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "belonging to the third string of a team; one who plays behind the first and second strings."
      ],
      "id": "en-third-string-en-adj-QBFsRwMn",
      "links": [
        [
          "third string",
          "third string"
        ],
        [
          "team",
          "team"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first string"
        ],
        [
          "second string",
          "second string"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a substitute or replacement."
      ],
      "id": "en-third-string-en-adj-F4m9rrfw",
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        [
          "substitute",
          "substitute"
        ],
        [
          "replacement",
          "replacement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "third-string"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "third-string (not comparable)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The young college quarterback was on the third-string, and played only during blowouts.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "belonging to the third string of a team; one who plays behind the first and second strings."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "third string",
          "third string"
        ],
        [
          "team",
          "team"
        ],
        [
          "first",
          "first string"
        ],
        [
          "second string",
          "second string"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a substitute or replacement."
      ],
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        [
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          "substitute"
        ],
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          "replacement",
          "replacement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "third-string"
}

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"third-string" meaning in English

Adjective