Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tierce | Yes | No | No | No |
third | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
tierce (noun) | third (noun) |
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one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) |
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle |
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. | the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball |
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it | |
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | |
following the second position in an ordering or series |
tierce (adjective) | third (adjective) |
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coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position |
tierce (adverb) | third (adverb) |
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in the third place |