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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
third
third [third thirds] ordinal number, noun BrE [θɜːd] NAmE [θɜːrd] ordinal number 3rd There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. Word Origin: Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to ↑three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.). Idiom: ↑third time lucky noun 1. each of three equal parts of sth 2. ~ (in sth) a level of university degree at British universities, that is lower than average compare ↑first n. (4), ↑second n. (7) Word Origin: Old English thridda, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch derde and German dritte, also to ↑three. The spelling thrid was dominant until the 16th cent. (but thirdda is recorded in Northumbrian dialect as early as the 10th cent.). Language Bank: proportion Describing fractions and proportions ▪ According to this pie chart, a third of ▪ students' leisure time is spent watching TV. One in five ▪ hours is/are spent socializing. ▪ Socializing accounts for ▪ / makes up ▪ / comprises ▪ about 20% of leisure time. ▪ Students spend twice as much ▪ time playing computer games as doing sport. Three times as many ▪ hours are spent playing computer games as reading. ▪ The figure for playing computer games is three times higher than ▪ the figure for reading. The largest proportion of ▪ time is spent playing computer games. note at ↑half Synonyms at ↑consist Language Banks at ↑expect, ↑fall, ↑illustrate, ↑increase Example Bank: •He divided the money into thirds. •Most of the pupils' marks were in the upper third of the range. •Over a third of people questioned said they would consider cosmetic surgery. •Over a third of sales were made over the Internet. •The discount is a third to a half of the full price. •the last third of the novel See also: ↑third time is the charm
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