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tertiary |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tertiary \Ter"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl {Tertiaries}. 1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See {Third Order}, under {Third}. --Addis & Arnold. 2. (Geol.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation. 3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of {Bird}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tertiary \Ter"ti*a*ry\, a. [L. tertiarius containing a third part fr tertius third: cf F. tertiaire See {Tierce}.] 1. Being of the third formation, order or rank; third as a tertiary use of a word --Trench. 2. (Chem.) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf {Primary}, and {Secondary}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tertiary adj : coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position [syn: {third}, {3rd}] n : from 2 million to 63 million years ago [syn: {Tertiary}, {Tertiary period}]
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