tertiary

See also Tertiary

English

Etymology

From the Latin tertiārius (“of the third part or rank”), from tertius (“third”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French tertiaire.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tertiary (not comparable)

1. Of third rank or order; subsequent.

Derived terms

• tertiary care

Translations

third rank or order

• Danish: tertiær (da)
• Finnish: kolmas (fi)
• German: tertiär (de)
• Hungarian: tercier (hu)
• Icelandic: þriðji (is) m

• Italian: terziario (it)
• Japanese: 3次的な (sanjiteki-na), 3番目の (sanbanme-no)
• Russian: третичный (ru) (tretičnyj)
• Swedish: tertiär (sv)
• Turkish: üçüncül (tr)

Coordinate terms

terms coordinate to tertiary

primary (1) secondary (2) quaternary (4) quinary (5) senary (6) septenary (7)

octonary (8) nonary (9) denary (10) duodenary (12) vigenary (20)

See also

• cubic

Noun

tertiary (plural tertiaries)

1. A tertiary feather.
2. A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others.

Translations

a tertiary feather

a member of a Roman Catholic third order

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• Italian: terziario m