Meaning Of The Word Tertiary

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tertiary in American English
a member of a Third Order
of the third rank, order, formation, stage, etc.; third
adjective: of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third
noun: the Tertiary Period or System

tertiary in British English
adjective: of, denoting, or formed in the first period of the Cenozoic era, which lasted for 63 million years, during which mammals became dominant
adjective: third in degree, order, etc
noun
noun: any of the tertiary feathers

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