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Tertiary

Postby William Hupy » Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:24 am

Direct from Latin with the same meaning: third. As a bonus, we English speakers are able to use it as a noun and an adjective. Not only that this word is useful in a variety of disparate fields: chemistry, geology, fines arts (tertiary colors), medicine, education and...you won’t believe this...a lay association of certain Christian monasteries! A Franciscan tertiary.
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Re: Tertiary

Postby Slava » Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:36 pm

And, even though the Earth is third, not related, despite visual similarities, to terrestrial or terracotta.
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