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(1):

(n.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation.

(2):

(n.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.

(3):

(a.) Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.

(4):

(a.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary.

(5):

(a.) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf. Primary, and Secondary.

(6):

(n.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See Third Order, under Third.

(7):

(a.) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial; - said of quills.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tertiary'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tertiary.html. 1828.
 
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