third-degree
adjective/ˌθɜːd dɪˈɡriː/
/ˌθɜːrd dɪˈɡriː/
- third-degree burns burns of the most serious kind, affecting tissue below the skinTopics Health problemsc2
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- (North American English) third-degree murder, assault, robbery, etc. murder, etc. of the least serious of three kinds compare first-degree, second-degree
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