TERTIARY


Meaning of TERTIARY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' t ə r-sh ē - ˌ er- ē , -sh ə -r ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ries

Date: circa 1550

1 [Medieval Latin tertiarius, from Latin, of a third] : a member of a monastic third order especially of lay people

2 capitalized : the Tertiary period or system of rocks

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.