tertiary
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Etymology [edit]
From the Latin tertiārius (“of the third part or rank”), from tertius (“third”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French tertiaire.
Pronunciation [edit]
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Adjective [edit]
tertiary (not comparable)
- Of third rank or order; subsequent.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
third rank or order
Coordinate terms [edit]
terms coordinate to tertiary
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Noun [edit]
tertiary (plural tertiaries)
- A tertiary feather.
- A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others.
Translations [edit]
a tertiary feather
a member of a Roman Catholic third order
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