third sound

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third sound - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Third \Third\ (th[~e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr.
     [thorn]r[imac], [thorn]re['o], three; akin to D. derde third,
     G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L.
     tertius, Gr. tri`tos, Skr. t[.r]t[imac]ya. 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.
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     2. Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which
        anything is divided; as, the third part of a day.
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     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 ['e]tat. See Tiers ['e]tat.
  
     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.
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