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Tertiary (/ ˈ t ɜːr. ʃ ə. r i, ˈ t ɜː r. ʃ i ˌ ɛr. i / TUR-shə-ree, TUR-shee-err-ee) is an obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago. The period began with the demise of the non- avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event , at the start of the Cenozoic Era , and extended to ...
- Tertiary (Disambiguation)
The Tertiary is a geologic period.. Tertiary (from Latin,...
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Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level,...
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The meaning of TERTIARY is of third rank, importance, or value. How to use tertiary in a sentence. of third rank, importance, or value; of, relating to, or being higher education…
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Borrowed from the Latin tertiārius (“of the third part or rank”), from tertius (“third”) (from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós, whence English third) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French tertiaire.
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/(General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ɹi/, /ˈtɝ.ʃə.ɹi/Hyphenation: ter‧ti‧a‧rytertiary (not comparable) 1. Of third rank or order; subsequent. 1.1. 1780, “Art. XIV. Observations sur la Formation des Montagnes et les Changemens arrivés au Globe, &c.—Observations on the Formation of Mountains, and the Changes and Revolutions which have taken place in our Globe; composed with a View to the Natural History of M. de Buffon. By P....
tertiary (plural tertiaries) 1. Any item considered to be of third order. 1.1. 1958 August, Ellis W. Hauser, H. Fred Arle, “Growth Habits”, in Johnson Grass as a Weed (Farmers’ Bulletin; no. 1537), Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, →OCLC, page 4, column2: 1.1.1. The primary rhizomes usually die during the growing season. Th...
TERTIARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of tertiary in English. tertiary. adjective. us / ˈtɝː.ʃi.er.i / uk / ˈtɜː.ʃ ə r.i / tertiary adjective (THIRD) Add to word list. formal. relating to a third level or stage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stages & phases. beta. early-stage. early-term. home run.
Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a tertiary source. Because Wikipedia is easily editable by anyone, it is generally not considered to be a reliable source for academic citation. Nevertheless, content on Wikipedia is generally accurate. Wikipedia often proves useful for finding primary and secondary sources. See also. Source text; Third-party source
[ before noun ] business specialized. A tertiary industry provides a service and is not involved with getting the materials with which products are made, or with making products. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
