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tertiary

/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/ /ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ɹi/

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noun

Any item considered to be of third order.

Examples :

"In this company's organizational structure, a training manual would be considered a tertiary resource, as it supports the primary software and secondary help guides. "

item thing type

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noun

A tertiary colour.

Examples :

"The painter mixed a secondary colour with a primary colour to create a beautiful tertiary. "

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noun

Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).

Examples :

"The geologist specialized in studying fossils from the Tertiary, focusing on mammals that lived during that time. "

geology time history age

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noun

A tertiary feather; a tertial.

Examples :

"The bird's tertiary feathers were a beautiful shade of brown. "

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noun

Examples :

"Maria is a tertiary of the Franciscan order; she lives at home with her family, but she prays daily and volunteers at the soup kitchen run by the Franciscan friars. "

religion person organization

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adjective

Of third rank or order; subsequent.

Examples :

"After finishing her primary and secondary education, she decided to pursue tertiary education at a university. "

type number position

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adjective

Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.

Examples :

"a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt"

chemistry technical science degree

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adjective

Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.

Examples :

"The ornithologist carefully examined the shape and color of the sparrow's tertiary feathers, noting their location closest to the bird's body on its wing. "