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Tertiary

/'t/[@]/r/S//i/,/E/r/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a <i>tertiary</i> use of a word.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. from 63 million to 2 million years ago

    noun.time

    Synonyms tertiary period

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan <i>tertiaries</i>; the Dominican <i>tertiaries</i>; the Carmelite <i>tertiaries</i>. See <i>Third Order</i>, under <u>Third</u>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

    adj.all

    Synonyms 3rd third

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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