tertiary

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.riː/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ri/ or /ˈtɝ.ʃə.ri/

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• Hyphenation: ter‧ti‧a‧ry

Adjective

Positive tertiary

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. of third rank or order; subsequent.

   College in the US is a tertiary institution. It comes after high school.

Related words and phrases

• secondary
• tertiarily
• tertiary color/tertiary colour
• tertiary education
• tertiary source
• third