ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thirds

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /θɜːdz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Thirds is a noun meaning plural of third.

Meaning

plural of third.

More Meanings

  1. A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of third
  3. (law, historical) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow was entitled to enjoy during her life.

Example Sentences

Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ordinal, tierce, one-third, fractional, tertiary, party.

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