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one of three equal parts of a divisible whole;
"it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate);
"he is playing third"
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following the second position in an ordering or series;
"a distant third"
"he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
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the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it;
"a simple harmony written in major thirds"
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the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle;
"you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
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the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball;
"he was cut down on a close play at third"