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How to pronounce “third

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Pronunciation guide for third

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of third with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Third Waveis the third one, right?
Definition summary
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce third

The Third Wave

is the third one, right?

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “third

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
  • [Noun]
  • The person or thing in the third position.
  • One of three equal parts of a whole.
  • (uncountable) Ellipsis of third gear (of a gearbox).
  • (music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
  • (baseball) third base
  • (golf) A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
  • A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
  • (archaic) One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system.
  • [Verb]
  • (informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
  • To divide into three equal parts.

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