Meaning of third
Definition of third
(noun)
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
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"
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"
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"