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Definition of Tertiary

1. Adjective. Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.

Definition of Tertiary

1. a. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Tertiary

1. Adjective. (geology) Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared ¹

2. Noun. (geology) The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared ¹

3. Adjective. Of third rank or order; subsequent. ¹

4. Noun. A tertiary feather. ¹

5. Noun. A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tertiary

1. a tertial [n -ARIES] - See also: tertial

Medical Definition of Tertiary

1. 1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. 2. 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. 3. Later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary. 4. Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial; said of quills. Tertiary age. The third and last stage of syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal organs. Origin: L. Tertiarius containing a third part, fr. Tertius third: cf. F. Tertiaire. See Tierce. 1. 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. 2. The Tertiary era, period, or formation. 3. One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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