Definition of Tertius

1. the third person [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tertius

tertiary structure
tertiary syphilid
tertiary syphilis
tertiary villus
tertiary vitreous
tertias
tertiate
tertiated
tertiates
tertiating
tertigravida
tertile
tertiles
tertium quid
tertium quids
tertius (current term)
tertiuses
terts
tertschite
tertulia
tertulias
teruggite
terutero
teruteros
tervalent
terylenes
terza rima
terzanelle
terzanelles
terzetta

Literary usage of Tertius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare (2001)
"... tertius. Enter Hero and two Gentlemen, Margaret, ... Hero. Good Margaret runne thee to the parlour, 3 1. Actus tertius.] Om. Q. 2. Gentlemen . ..."

2. Geoffrey de Mandeville: A Study of the Anarchy by John Horace Round (1892)
"The key to the enquiry will be found in the fact that the term " tertius denarius ... The two varieties of the " tertius denarius " were these : — (1) The ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The Peroneus tertius is a part of the Extensor longus digitorum, ... The Tibialis anticus and Peroneus tertius are the direct flexors of the ..."

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