Definition of third

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Third (n.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant.

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Foot :: Foot (n.) A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.
Naked :: Naked (a.) Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth..
Wrangler :: Wrangler (n.) One of those who stand in the first rank of honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called, according to their rank, senior wrangler, second wrangler, third wrangler, etc. Cf. Optime..
Is :: Is (v. i.) The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be..
Triarian :: Triarian (a.) Occupying the third post or rank.
Postcommissure :: Postcommissure (n.) A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commisure.
Hexachord :: Hexachord (n.) A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones..
Trustee :: Trustee (v. t.) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in the hands of a third person) in the interest of the creditor..
Gemini :: Gemini (n. pl.) A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about May 20th..
Involve :: Involve (v. t.) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved to the third or fourth power..
Degree :: Degree (n.) A certain distance or remove in the line of descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or fourth degree..
Covin :: Covin (n.) A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third.
Priapean :: Priapean (n.) A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; -- applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each..
Inversion :: Inversion (n.) Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc..
Jubilate :: "Jubilate (n.) The third Sunday after Easter; -- so called because the introit is the 66th Psalm, which, in the Latin version, begins with the words, ""Jubilate Deo."".
Third :: Third (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided.
Was :: Was (v.) The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was..
Accent :: Accent (n.) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure..
Omasum :: Omasum (n.) The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies, and Illust. under Ruminant..
Tael :: Tael (n.) A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third..
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