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one-third

one-third noun: one of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).

Noun

one-third (uncountable)

  1. One of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).
    • Gilgamesh is himself a man, two-thirds god, one-third mortal.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 186
    • There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in Rail, number 947, page 57
    Synonyms:
    third

Synonyms of one-third

Forms of one-third

alternative formone third

Questions about one-third

What does one-third mean?
One-third means one of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).
What part of speech is one-third?
One-third is a noun.

Words near one-third in the dictionary

  1. one-tapped
  2. one-tapping
  3. one-taps
  4. one-tenth
  5. one-thingism
  6. one-third
  7. one-thousander
  8. one-thousanders
  9. one-throat
  10. one-throated
  11. one-throating

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