ordinal number, noun
ordinal number 3rd
HELPNOTE There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.
IDIOMS
third time lucky (AmE also third time is the charm) used when you have failed to do sth twice and hope that you will succeed the third time
Part of speech: noun
1 each of three equal parts of sth
2 ~ (in sth) a level of university degree at British universities, that is lower than average
compareFIRSTn.(4), SECONDn.(7)
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