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3rd

3rd is the abbreviation of third.

Meaning of third

Adjective

third (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
    • The third tree from the left is my favorite.
    Synonyms:
    3rd, 3d, IIIrd, III, tertiary

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Forms of 3rd

Adjective
alternative form3ʳᵈ
alternative form (obsolete)3d
alternative form (obsolete)3ᵈ
Verb
third-person singular present3rds
present participle3rding
past participle3rded
past3rded

Phrases with 3rd

Questions about 3rd

What is 3rd the abbreviation of?
3rd is the abbreviation of third.

Words near 3rd in the dictionary

  1. 3q29 microdeletion syndrome
  2. 3QT
  3. 3quel
  4. 3quels
  5. 3R
  6. 3rd
  7. 3rd grade
  8. 3rd grader
  9. 3rd graders
  10. 3rd grades
  11. 3rd parties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 3rd (page history and authors); third (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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