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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tertiārius. Doublet of tercero, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /teɾˈθjaɾjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /teɾˈsjaɾjo/
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: ter‧cia‧rio
Adjective
terciario (feminine terciaria, masculine plural terciarios, feminine plural terciarias)
- tertiary
Derived terms
Noun
terciario m (plural terciarios)
- (geology) Tertiary
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