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Meaning of one-third | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

One of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).

uncountable

Equivalents

Español un tercio
Português um terço

Examples

“Gilgamesh is himself a man, two-thirds god, one-third mortal.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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