tertiary
adjective/ˈtɜːʃəri/
/ˈtɜːrʃieri/
- third in order, rank or importance
- the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services)
WordfinderTopics Educationc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTertiary is used with these nouns:- care
- college
- education
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’.Definitions on the go
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