What is another word for tertiary?

Common synonyms for tertiary include Tertiary period.

What is the plural of tertiary?

The plural of tertiary is tertiaries.

/ˈtɝ.ʃiˌɛɹ.i/noun, adjective3 syllables

Tertiary means: coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.

noun, as in the period from 63 million to 2 million years ago

Tertiary period

adjective, as in coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

third, 3rd, ordinal

also used for tertiary

ternary, tertial

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adjective

coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

noun

the period from 63 million to 2 million years ago

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Tertiary prevention focuses on preventing the burden of disease.mccarras
Your admittedly impressive knowledge of helix geometry is of tertiary importance to our present goals.shekitten

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as a noun