Meanings
alternative one third
- uncountableOne of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).
Gilgamesh is himself a man, two-thirds god, one-third mortal.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 1861 more example
There are some glittering stats out there regarding Brassey: namely that he'd built around one-third of Britain's railways by the time he was in his early 40s, and that by the time of his death (aged 65) he was responsible for around one-twentieth of the world's railways.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chester (1848)”, in Rail, number 947, page 57Synonyms: third
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).
More synonyms by meaning
nounone of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque herena
- herenaTranslations
Finnish kolmasosa, kolmannes
- kolmasosaTranslations
- kolmannesTranslations
Portuguese um terço
- um terçoTranslations
Spanish un tercio
- un tercioTranslations
Swahili theluthi
- theluthiTranslations
Cite this entry
one-third. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-third
“one-third.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-third. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-third,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-third.
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