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one third

one third is the rare spelling of one-third.

Meaning of one-third

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
    Synonyms:
    third

Questions about one third

What is one third the rare spelling of?
One third is the rare spelling of one-third.

Words near one third in the dictionary

  1. one thing after another
  2. one thing and another
  3. one thing leads to another
  4. one thing led to another
  5. one thing or another
  6. one third
  7. one thousand
  8. one thousand and one
  9. one throat to choke
  10. one time
  11. one to begin, two to show, three to make ready, and four to go

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