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"tertiary" in English

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tertiaryadjective

uk ​ /ˈtɜː.ʃər.i/ us ​ /ˈtɝː.ʃi.er.i/

tertiary adjective (INDUSTRY)

› [ before noun ] specialized business A tertiary industry provides a service and is not involved with getting the materials with which products are made, or with making products.

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(Definition of “tertiary” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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tertiaryadjective

uk ​ /ˈtɜːʃəri/ us ​

› relating to a third level or stage:

These issues were considered to be of tertiary importance.
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(Definition of “tertiary” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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