[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

third \third\, n.
   1. the quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three
      equal parts into which anything is divided.
      1913 webster

   2. the sixtieth part of a second of time.
      1913 webster

   3. mus. the third tone of the scale; the mediant.
      1913 webster

   4. pl. law the third part of the estate of a deceased
      husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled
      to enjoy during her life.
      1913 webster

   major third mus., an interval of two tones.

   minor third mus., an interval of a tone and a half.
      1913 webster
see also:
major third minor third 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

third \third\ th~erd, a. oe. thirde, as. thornridda, fr.
   thornrimac, thornre'o, three; akin to d. derde third,
   g. dritte, icel. thornriethi, goth. thornridja, l.
   tertius, gr. tri`tos, skr. t.rtimacya. see three, and
   cf. riding a jurisdiction, tierce.
   1. next after the second; coming after two others; -- the
      ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day. "the
      third night." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. constituting or being one of three equal parts into which
      anything is divided; as, the third part of a day.
      1913 webster

   third estate.
      a in england, the commons, or the commonalty, who are
          represented in parliament by the house of commons.
      b in france, the tiers 'etat. see tiers 'etat.

   third order r. c. ch., an order attached to a monastic
      order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of
      pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if
      they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they
      become regulars. see tertiary, n., 1.

   third person gram., the person spoken of. see person,
      n., 7.

   third sound. mus. see third, n., 3.
      1913 webster
see also:
three riding tierce third estate tiers 'etat third order 
tertiary third person person third sound third 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

third
     adj 1: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in
            position syn: 3rd, tertiary
     2: being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"
        syn: thirda
     n 1: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains
          approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
          syn: one-third, tierce
     2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who
        is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third" syn: third
        base
     3: following the second position in an ordering or series; "a
        distant third"; "he answered the first question willingly,
        the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
     4: the musical interval between one note and another three
        notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major
        thirds"
     5: the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box
        of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third
        gear" syn: third gear
     6: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in
        baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third" syn:
         third base
     adv : in the third place; "third we must consider unemployment"
           syn: thirdly
see also:
3rd tertiary thirda one-third tierce third base 
third gear third base thirdly 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

34 moby thesaurus words for "third":
   consecutive intervals, degree, diapason, diatessaron,
   diatonic interval, diatonic semitone, divide in thirds,
   enharmonic diesis, enharmonic interval, fifth, fourth, half step,
   halftone, interval, irregular, less semitone, melodic interval,
   note, octave, parallel octaves, schlock, schmatte, second,
   semitone, seventh, sixth, step, tertiary, tierce, tone,
   trichotomize, trifurcate, unison interval, whole step

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