Tertiary
/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:10 pts8 letters
Definition of Tertiary
noun
- Any item considered to be of third order.
- A tertiary colour.
- Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).
- A tertiary feather; a tertial.
- A member of a Roman Catholic third order; a layperson who participates in activities similar to those engaged in by men and women who take religious vows (respectively the first and second orders), and who may wear some elements of an order's habit such as a scapular.
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