HyperDic: tertiary

English > 2 senses of the word tertiary / Tertiary:
ADJECTIVEalltertiary, third, 3rdcoming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
NOUNtimeTertiary, Tertiary periodfrom 63 million to 2 million years ago
tertiary / Tertiary > pronunciation
Soundster'sheriy; ter'shiyeh.riy
Rhymesaccessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...
accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...
English > tertiary: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningComing next after the second and just before the fourth in position.
Synonymsthird, 3rd
BroaderordinalBeing or denoting a numerical order in a series
Spanishtercer, tercero
Catalan3r, tercer, terciari, terciària
English > Tertiary: 2 senses > noun 1, time
MeaningFrom 63 million to 2 million years ago.
SynonymTertiary period
Instance ofperiod, geological periodA unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
Part ofCenozoic, Cenozoic era, Age of Mammalsapproximately the last 63 million years
PartsEocene, Eocene epochFrom 58 million to 40 million years ago
Miocene, Miocene epochFrom 25 million to 13 million years ago
Oligocene, Oligocene epochFrom 40 million to 25 million years ago
Paleocene, Paleocene epochFrom 63 million to 58 million years ago
Pliocene, Pliocene epochFrom 13 million to 2 million years ago
Spanishterciario
Catalanterciari

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