"third" meaning in English

See third in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /θɜː(r)d/ [UK], /θɝd/ [US] Audio: en-us-third.ogg [US] Forms: third [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
enPR: thû(r)d [UK], thûrd [US] Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third thing is the one that is number three (3) in order.
    Sense id: simple-third-en-adj-ZhxkP3aT Categories (other): Ordinal numbers

Noun

IPA: /θɜː(r)d/ [UK], /θɝd/ [US] Audio: en-us-third.ogg [US] Forms: third [singular], thirds [plural]
enPR: thû(r)d [UK], thûrd [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A third of something is one of three equal parts of that thing.
    Sense id: simple-third-en-noun-UR4LdUfF
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "text": "I have two older brothers. I'm the third child."
        }
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "enpr": "thûrd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θɝd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/T3`d/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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          "text": "Four is one third of twelve."
        }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/θɝd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/T3`d/",
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        {
          "text": "I have two older brothers. I'm the third child."
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "ipa": "/θɜː(r)d/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/T3:(r)d/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "thûrd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θɝd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/T3`d/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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        "US"
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      "enpr": "thûrd",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "sampa": "/T3`d/",
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      ]
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    }
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