third

noun [C] [C] (QUALIFICATION)

/θɜːd/

/θɝːd/

Definition

› (also third-class degree) an undergraduate degree from a university in the UK and some other countries that is below a second-class degreeMarks and results

(Definition of third noun (QUALIFICATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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thinly adverb (FEW)
thinly adverb (NOT THICK)
thinly adverb (TRANSPARENT)
thinner noun
third noun (PART)
third noun (QUALIFICATION)
third ordinal number
third party noun
third-degree burn noun
third-generation adjective
third-party insurance noun

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third ordinal number
third noun (PART)
third party noun
third-rate adjective
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