ter·ti·ary

ter·ti·ary
/ˈtɚʃiˌeri, Brit ˈtəːʃəri/ adj
formal : third in order, importance, or value

Headaches often occur during the tertiary stage of the illness.

our tertiary goals

(chiefly Brit) tertiary education [=education at the college or university level]

— compare primary, secondary

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  • ary — cau·tion·ary; con·ces·sion·ary; con·fec·tion·ary; con·fes·sion·ary; con·vul·sion·ary; cus·tom·ary; evo·lu·tion·ary; ex·pe·di·tion·ary; fac·tion·ary; fi·du·ci·ary; fruc·tu·ary; func·tion·ary; her·ni·ary; hon·or·ary; in·cen·di·ary;… …   English syllables

  • in|ter|me|di|ar|y — «IHN tuhr MEE dee EHR ee», noun, plural ar|ies, adjective. –n. 1. a person who acts between others to bring about an agreement; person who acts for one person with another; go between: »The teacher acted as an intermediary for the students with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in·ter·dis·ci·plin·ary — /ˌıntɚˈdısəpləˌneri/ adj : involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic areas of knowledge : involving two or more disciplines interdisciplinary studies …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ternary — ter•na•ry [[t]ˈtɜr nə ri[/t]] adj. n. pl. ries 1) consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple 2) third in order or rank 3) based on the number three 4) chem. a) consisting of three different chemical elements or groups b) (formerly)… …   From formal English to slang

  • terrar — ˈterər, eˌrär noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin terra land + arius ary; from his handling the income from and disbursements for the lands belonging to the house : a bursar of a religious house …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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