tertiary

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/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/ English

Definitions

noun

Any item considered to be of third order.
A tertiary colour.
Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).
A tertiary feather; a tertial.

adjective

Of third rank or order; subsequent.
Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.“a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt”
Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.

Related words

Synonyms

third ordinal 3rd tertiary period secondary advanced best grade service supreme upper superior high top services exceed

Associated

atar quaternary schooling amines amine sector swiss commuted referral syphilis bern businesses

Rhymes

extraordinary contemporary contrary sanctuary solitary arbitrary wary ordinary tarry emissary

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