Tertiary Adjective - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of tertiary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tertiary adjective  /ˈtɜːʃəri/  /ˈtɜːrʃieri/ jump to other results
  1. third in order, rank or importance
    • the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services)
    compare primary, secondaryWordfinder
    • course
    • distance learning
    • education
    • exam
    • further education
    • graduate
    • higher education
    • qualification
    • study
    • tertiary
    Topics Educationc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTertiary is used with these nouns:
    • care
    • college
    • education
    • …
    See full entry    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’.

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See tertiary in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee tertiary in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: tertiary

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  • tertiary college noun
  • tertiary industry noun
  • tertiary education noun
  • tertiary industries

Nearby words

  • tersely adverb
  • terseness noun
  • tertiary adjective
  • tertiary college noun
  • tertiary education noun
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